Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 1, 2023, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-01 17:18:35 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.575° N, 104.168° 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
68°
Stations used
23

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

After

  1. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1245 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1244 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1243 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1243 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1243 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.2western Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.059 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1246 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.059 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1247 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1247 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.224 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.456 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023imoq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.