Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, May 5, 2023, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-06 04:33:34 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 103.964° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
15

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. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.0western Texas · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 3.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.0western Texas · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.725 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.1western Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023iusx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.