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M2.3 earthquake New Mexico

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in New Mexico on Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 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
2023-04-28 23:42:43 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.010° N, 103.803° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.78 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1251 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.456 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.224 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1250 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.059 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.059 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.9western Texas · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.1western Texas · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ihou. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.