Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 6:15 AM CST (12:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-20 12:15:07 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.595° N, 104.231° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.1western Texas · 1267 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.7western Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.04 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.711 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.0western Texas · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dohk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.