Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, May 10, 2023, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-05-11 03:51:02 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.539° N, 104.146° 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
70°
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. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.725 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1239 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.2western Texas · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.321 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1237 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.9western Texas · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.68 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1240 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1242 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1242 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1242 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jdva. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.