Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Aug 6, 2023, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-06 14:14:07 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.609° N, 103.999° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1110 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.321 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1109 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.141 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1106 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.365 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.439 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1105 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.7western Texas · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.1western Texas · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023phoj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.