Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, May 2, 2023, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-03 03:16:42 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 104.200° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1197 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.612 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 1196 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.458 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.4western Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.523 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1195 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.120 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1194 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.320 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1193 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1193 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1193 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1193 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ipdw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.