Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, May 12, 2023, 12:37 PM CDT (17:37 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2023-05-12 17:37:06 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.529° N, 104.163° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
25

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. 1.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.321 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1236 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.9western Texas · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.68 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.817 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.939 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.124 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1231 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.620 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1231 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.725 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jgrv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.