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M2.7 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, May 9, 2023, 12:07 PM CDT (17:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-09 17:07:30 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.996° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
16

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. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1192 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1192 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.119 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1191 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.118 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1191 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.744 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.143 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jbeh (also filed as us6000kanp). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.