Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 2:11 AM CDT (07:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-18 07:11:08 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.668° N, 104.186° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
34

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 NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.7western Texas · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.322 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.13 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1019 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.933 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.934 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ukkd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.