Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Nov 6, 2023, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC), 6 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
1.8 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-06 09:32:46 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.688° N, 104.431° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.527 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1056 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1056 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.2western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.9western Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 5.2Coalson Draw, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1,640
  26. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 11
  30. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  33. 1.9western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  37. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
  44. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.5western Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.4western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.2western Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.1western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.6western Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.7western Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.9western Texas · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.8western Texas · 1057 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.8western Texas · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.78 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vthj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.