Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 10:32 PM CDT (03:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-31 03:32:59 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.679° N, 104.390° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
26

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. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.2western Texas · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 3.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ggwu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.