Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Apr 12, 2023, 1:27 AM CDT (06:27 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-04-12 06:27:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.653° N, 104.228° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
21

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. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.524 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.2western Texas · 1269 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.049 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.214 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.017 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1267 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 3.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.4western Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1267 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1266 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.024 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.825 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.9western Texas · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.223 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hdap. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.