Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 2:21 PM CST (20:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-01-01 20:21:15 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.668° N, 104.179° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
14

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

After

  1. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.7western Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.6western Texas · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.9western Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.5western Texas · 1370 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.4western Texas · 1369 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.6western Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1373 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.2western Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.4western Texas · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aboh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.