Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 3:17 AM CST (09:17 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-23 09:17:51 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.687° N, 104.292° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
23

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. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.9western Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.7western Texas · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.0western Texas · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1343 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.0western Texas · 1341 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1341 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1341 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1341 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.0western Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.712 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1341 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.3western Texas · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.249 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1340 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.8western Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.216 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.69 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1345 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023boxm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.