Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 6:35 PM CST (00:35 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-02-28 00:35:28 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 103.968° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

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. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.818 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.811 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1313 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.6western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.1western Texas · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.0western Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.350 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.0western Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.0western Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.1western Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ecai. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.