Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-17 02:06:23 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.518° N, 104.011° 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
62°
Stations used
24

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. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.3western Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.37 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1289 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.79 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.039 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1288 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1288 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1288 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.9western Texas · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.5western Texas · 1287 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1286 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.825 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1286 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1286 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1290 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fhex. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.