Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 2:40 AM CST (08:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-09 08:40:21 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.640° N, 104.016° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
47°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.5western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.227 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1052 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.8western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.814 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.641 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.2western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vysd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.