M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Marfa, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 2:01 PM CST

UTC

2023-01-18 20:01:32 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.450° N, 104.084° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

10

• Marfa, TexasPopulation 1,733. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Manuel Ojinaga, MexicoPopulation 22,744. Forecast104 kmNNE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast225 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast267 kmESE

After

1. 1.69 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Jan 19, 5:01 AM CST · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jan 23, 5:15 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.216 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Jan 28, 6:54 AM CST · 1341 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.8western TexasThu, Feb 2, 11:45 AM CST · 1336 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.915 km N of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Feb 6, 5:50 PM CST · 1331 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.214 km N of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Feb 12, 10:10 AM CST · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Feb 14, 10:51 PM CST · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.3western TexasMon, Feb 20, 5:19 PM CST · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.324 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Feb 20, 10:09 PM CST · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.211 km NNE of Alpine, TexasTue, Feb 21, 12:45 PM CST · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.713 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Feb 23, 5:01 AM CST · 1315 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.818 km SSE of Toyah, TexasTue, Feb 28, 9:41 PM CST · 1309 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.811 km E of Balmorhea, TexasWed, Mar 1, 3:15 AM CST · 1309 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.626 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Mar 3, 10:53 PM CST · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.023 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasTue, Mar 7, 1:25 AM CST · 1303 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.426 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Mar 7, 2:44 AM CST · 1303 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.917 km N of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Mar 11, 7:33 AM CST · 1299 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.210 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Mar 13, 1:24 AM CDT · 1297 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.0western TexasTue, Jan 17, 2:19 AM CST · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Jan 16, 9:57 PM CST · 1352 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 11, 11:06 AM CST · 1358 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.58 km E of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Jan 10, 11:53 AM CST · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
5. 3.29 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Jan 8, 3:47 PM CST · 1360 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
6. 2.618 km N of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Jan 8, 8:07 AM CST · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.09 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 30, 1:52 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.9western TexasWed, Dec 28, 11:18 AM CST · 1372 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.213 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Dec 26, 8:14 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.016 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 23, 9:56 AM CST · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.214 km E of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 23, 3:51 AM CST · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 21, 7:55 PM CST · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasTue, Dec 20, 6:56 PM CST · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bgpe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.