Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in New Mexico on Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-30 17:16:17 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.018° N, 103.802° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
20

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.065 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.1western Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.7western Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 3.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1089 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.1western Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1089 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1088 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.5western Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.616 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1087 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.1western Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023teha. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.