Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, May 9, 2024, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW 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
2024-05-09 23:57:41 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.669° N, 104.196° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
37

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. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.631 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.160 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 874 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.025 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.763 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.63 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 873 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.141 km W of Mentone, Texas · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 873 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 872 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.860 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.857 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jdnj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.