Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 57 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 8:39 AM CDT (13:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-02 13:39:42 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.626° N, 104.282° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.9western Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.7western Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1061 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.6western Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.7western Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.511 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.0western Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.7New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.6western Texas · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1063 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.73 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1063 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.93 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.8western Texas · 1063 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vmhm (also filed as us7000l8b9). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.