Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-04-16 23:07:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.539° N, 104.155° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
43

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. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.024 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.825 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1263 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.423 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.521 km WSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.3western Texas · 1262 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.5western Texas · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.9western Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.2western Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.4western Texas · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hlpp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.