Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-25 04:05:56 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.566° N, 104.186° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
13

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. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.5western Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1283 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1283 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.636 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.6western Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.912 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.84 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1280 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.66 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1279 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.3western Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.15 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1279 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1284 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1285 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.935 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.149 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.8western Texas · 1287 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fvyw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.