Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-02 10:03:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.505° N, 104.515° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
26

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. 2.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.654 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1181 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.74 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1179 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1179 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1179 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.015 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1183 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.811 km ESE of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1184 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1185 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kplf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.