Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Mar 4, 2023, 6:43 AM CST (12:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-03-04 12:43:15 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.665° N, 104.411° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
16

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

After

  1. 1.9western Texas · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.059 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1308 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.4western Texas · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.9western Texas · 1307 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.3western Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1306 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.6western Texas · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.6western Texas · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1305 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.5western Texas · 1305 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.9western Texas · 1304 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.2western Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1304 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1303 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.150 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1309 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.051 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.0western Texas · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ekgk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.