Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 1:16 PM CST (19:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-07 19:16:19 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.670° N, 104.400° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.38 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1308 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.7western Texas · 1307 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.452 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.2western Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.9western Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.1western Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.1western Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.0western Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023amld. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.