Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake New Mexico

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in New Mexico on Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 8:06 AM CDT (13:06 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-02 13:06:03 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.069° N, 103.718° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
19

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.8western Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1065 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1064 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.6western Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.0western Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.7western Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.0western Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.6western Texas · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1066 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1066 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.93 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1066 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.17 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.530 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.8western Texas · 1067 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1067 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vmgi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.