Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 10:47 PM CST (04:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-14 04:47:38 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 104.128° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
25

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.4western Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.649 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.420 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1351 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.0western Texas · 1351 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.513 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.6western Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1354 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.833 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.526 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.938 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.314 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ayda. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.