Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 8:58 AM CST (14:58 UTC), 9 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-19 14:58:42 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.972° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
53

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.324 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.8western Texas · 1316 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.86 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.2western Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 4.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.0western Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.0western Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.854 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dmrh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.