Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

Loving forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-20 07:49:09 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.666° N, 104.386° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
20

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. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.933 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.934 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.466 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.77 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.336 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.066 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.358 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023uock. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.