Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Pecos, Texas on Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 9:39 AM CST (15:39 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-09 15:39:32 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.447° N, 103.548° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
22

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. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.3western Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.425 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.214 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.510 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.9western Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1324 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.819 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.92 km SW of Barstow, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.8western Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023culq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.