Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-18 04:30:08 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.514° N, 104.009° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
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. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.79 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.039 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.9western Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.5western Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.825 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.3western Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.8western Texas · 1289 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.149 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.935 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1287 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.37 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fjfe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.