Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Oct 4, 2023, 11:35 PM CDT (04:35 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-05 04:35:44 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 103.944° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
15

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. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1037 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.541 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1036 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1036 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.5western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.5western Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.4western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.9western Texas · 1036 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.8western Texas · 1036 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.5western Texas · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.8western Texas · 1035 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1035 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1035 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.5western Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1034 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1034 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.024 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.6western Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tmll (also filed as us6000lczx). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.