Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 11:07 PM CST (05:07 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-11 05:07:54 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.607° N, 104.276° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

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. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.5western Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.917 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1299 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.210 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.0western Texas · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.2western Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1300 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1301 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ewlu (also filed as us7000jj2d). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.