Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 11:57 PM CDT (04:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-08 04:57:07 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.679° N, 104.422° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1085 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1084 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.622 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.138 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.723 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.5western Texas · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.1western Texas · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.963 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1080 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.0western Texas · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1079 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.233 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.8western Texas · 1077 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.3western Texas · 1077 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1077 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1076 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.2western Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1076 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1076 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 3.9western Texas · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1086 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1086 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1087 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.7western Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tryr (also filed as us6000ldyh). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.