Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 7:17 AM CDT (12:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-08 12:17:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.691° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
18

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. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1110 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1109 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.141 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.365 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.439 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1105 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.7western Texas · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.1western Texas · 1103 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.234 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023plbm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.