Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 5:07 PM CST (23:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-05 23:07:01 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.568° N, 104.114° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
27

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. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.166 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1006 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.926 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1004 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.221 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.630 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.726 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vsms. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.