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M1.9 earthquake 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Aug 16, 2023, 12:17 PM CDT (17:17 UTC), 7 km (4 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-08-16 17:17:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.626° N, 104.290° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
18

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.325 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1141 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.519 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.224 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 4.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1134 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1134 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1143 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.036 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1144 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023qabl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.