Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Feb 22, 2024, 12:48 PM CST (18:48 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-22 18:48:15 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 104.001° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.727 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.627 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 953 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.115 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 953 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.622 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.811 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 951 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.825 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.825 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.724 km SW of Mentone, Texas · 954 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.166 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024dslj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.