Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 4:30 AM CST (10:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Ml(texnet)), minor
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-08 10:30:06 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.613° N, 103.994° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.2Ml(texnet)TXPreferred · Final · ±0.2 · 13 stations
3.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.9western Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.8western Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.8western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 12
  18. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.5western Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.4western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.2western Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.1western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.9western Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.0western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.6western Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.6western Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  60. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 5.2Coalson Draw, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,640
  2. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.9western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.2western Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.6western Texas · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vxai (also filed as us7000l9m1). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.