Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Barstow, Texas on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 8:59 AM CST (14:59 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-08 14:59:08 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.559° N, 103.289° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.425 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.214 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.510 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.9western Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1315 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.819 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.92 km SW of Barstow, Texas · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.8western Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.619 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.829 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1314 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.67 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.854 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.2western Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023anyf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.