Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 4:07 PM CST (22:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-28 22:07:25 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.620° N, 104.116° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1339 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1338 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1338 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1338 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.5western Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.2western Texas · 1337 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1337 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1337 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.2western Texas · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.5western Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.810 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.4western Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.8western Texas · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.216 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1339 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.8western Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.249 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.3western Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1341 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bzai. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.