Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 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
2023-07-24 17:53:25 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 104.106° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
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 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1165 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1165 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1164 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.765 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1164 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1163 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.216 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1163 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1162 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.931 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1162 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1162 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1162 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.637 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1162 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1162 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1162 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.410 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.317 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.034 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1156 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.3western Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.1western Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1154 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1166 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1166 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1166 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.6western Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.934 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1170 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.232 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1170 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023okcc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.