Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 6:16 PM CST (00:16 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-02-16 00:16:17 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.619 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.829 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.67 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.854 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.3western Texas · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.324 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.8western Texas · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.86 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1321 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.92 km SW of Barstow, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.819 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1328 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dgbr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.