Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 43 km WNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 39 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-20 20:52:08 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.525° N, 104.174° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
20

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.744 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.143 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.644 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.544 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.914 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.353 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1194 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1194 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023maev (also filed as us7000k9ye). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.