Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Oct 18, 2023, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 UTC), 7 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
1.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-18 09:52:14 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.657° N, 104.359° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.066 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1076 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.323 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1076 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.4western Texas · 1075 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.8western Texas · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.060 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 1075 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1075 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.037 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.037 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.95 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.155 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1074 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1074 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.0western Texas · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.237 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1073 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1073 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1073 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1073 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1072 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 1072 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.2western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.338 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.338 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.838 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.138 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.3western Texas · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1072 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.733 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1072 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.9western Texas · 1071 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.0western Texas · 1071 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1071 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.53 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1071 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1071 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.9western Texas · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1070 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.7western Texas · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.19 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.9western Texas · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.9western Texas · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1078 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.2western Texas · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ukpn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.