Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 4:08 PM CST (22:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 22:08:52 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.685° N, 104.292° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.8western Texas · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1334 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1333 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1333 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1332 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1332 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1331 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.915 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1330 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.3western Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.8western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.4western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1335 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023cgil. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.