Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-11 20:16:15 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.598° N, 104.003° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
11

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 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.233 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1146 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.734 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1146 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.033 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1145 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.036 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.325 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1141 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.519 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1147 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1147 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1147 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.1western Texas · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.8western Texas · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023prdu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.