Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 39 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-06-16 06:41:05 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.983° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
20

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

After

  1. 2.120 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.320 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1202 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1200 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1200 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1200 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.119 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1200 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.118 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1200 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1198 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1198 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.523 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.458 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1204 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.612 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 1204 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1204 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1205 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.622 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1205 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023lrut. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.