Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 10:38 PM CDT (03:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-19 03:38:54 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.868° N, 103.507° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.115 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1253 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.830 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1253 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1252 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.420 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1252 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1252 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.421 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1251 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.6western Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.8western Texas · 1251 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1251 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.521 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1251 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.921 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1250 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1250 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.225 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.78 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1247 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.224 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1246 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.714 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1246 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.2western Texas · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1240 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1239 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1238 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1258 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1259 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.914 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1259 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1260 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.017 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.214 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.9western Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hppo. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.