Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 5:05 PM CST (23:05 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-02-22 23:05:37 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 104.263° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.713 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.7western Texas · 1317 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.452 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.2western Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.9western Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.1western Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.1western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.0western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.0western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.350 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.38 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1318 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dstw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.