M2.7 earthquake 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 1, 2023, 11:59 AM CDT (16:59 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 23 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 56 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023imoa (also filed as us7000jxd8). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.