Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 39 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-14 03:38:57 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.474° N, 103.921° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
23

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. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.2western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.441 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  42. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.7western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.4western Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023saaa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.