Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 61 km WNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Mar 14, 2023, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-14 20:28:25 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 104.341° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
19

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. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.031 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.3western Texas · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.3western Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.37 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.79 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1295 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fdct (also filed as us7000jjx2). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.