Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 3:34 AM CST (09:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-03-07 09:34:56 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.095° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
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. 3.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.6western Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.6western Texas · 1306 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.5western Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.9western Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.5western Texas · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.917 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1302 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.9western Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.426 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.023 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1307 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023epmr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.