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M1.6 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 6:30 AM CST (12:30 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-12-02 12:30:11 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.604° N, 103.967° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
9

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

After

  1. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.137 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.7western Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.556 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.3western Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  37. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.4western Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.6western Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1038 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.553 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1038 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1038 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xpah. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.