Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 6:35 AM CST (12:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-02-27 12:35:39 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.624° N, 104.264° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
41

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

After

  1. 2.350 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 4.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.4western Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.818 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.9western Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.9western Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.811 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1309 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.6western Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 3.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.0western Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.0western Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1311 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.1western Texas · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.9western Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.2western Texas · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ebcp (also filed as us6000jrx8). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.