Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, May 12, 2023, 11:24 PM CDT (04:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 34 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-13 04:24:41 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.580° N, 104.024° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
15

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. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1191 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.743 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1190 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1189 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1189 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.744 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.143 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.843 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.644 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.544 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1188 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.914 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1188 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023jhnd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.