Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 1:27 PM CST (19:27 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-19 19:27:59 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.025° N, 103.816° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
12

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. 3.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.920 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.621 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.741 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.8western Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.6western Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.5western Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.9western Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.5western Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.4western Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.9western Texas · 1048 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.5western Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.8western Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 3.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wrun. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.