Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 8:21 PM CST (02:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-26 02:21:07 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.639° N, 104.170° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
14

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.223 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.9western Texas · 1260 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.524 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.2western Texas · 1258 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.049 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1257 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.214 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.017 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1256 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 3.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.4western Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dymv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.