Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Oct 23, 2023, 10:33 AM CDT (15:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 58 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
2023-10-23 15:33:51 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.587° N, 104.520° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
19

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. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.066 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.358 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.641 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 3.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023uuef. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.