Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Nov 21, 2023, 6:59 PM CST (00:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-22 00:59:28 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 104.117° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

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

After

  1. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.9western Texas · 1040 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.5western Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.5western Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.024 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.6western Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.4western Texas · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.9western Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.5western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.9western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.5western Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.9western Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.5western Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.6western Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.8western Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wvwp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.