Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 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
2.0 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-30 02:18:59 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.647° N, 104.333° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
36

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.5New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1062 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.92 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.36 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.53 km SW of Pecos, Texas · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.9western Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.8western Texas · 1061 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.17 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.93 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1061 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.73 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1061 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.8western Texas · 1061 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.6western Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.7New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.8western Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.9western Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.7western Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1059 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.565 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.23 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1065 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.966 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.14 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1066 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vfyn. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.