Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 11:40 AM CDT (16:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-31 16:40:24 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.570° N, 104.109° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
22

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. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.725 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.842 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.2western Texas · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.321 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1229 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.9western Texas · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.68 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1228 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ghwt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.