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M1.5 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 9:07 PM CST (03:07 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2023-01-18 03:07:13 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.610° N, 103.999° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
15

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. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.6western Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.9western Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1353 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.69 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.0western Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.9western Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.0western Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1355 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1355 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.649 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.830 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1357 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.930 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bfht. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.