Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 8:46 PM CST (02:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-01-17 02:46:32 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.444° N, 103.866° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1354 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1353 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1353 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.6western Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.9western Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.8western Texas · 1352 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.69 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.0western Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.649 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.830 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.930 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bdlo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.