Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Nov 23, 2023, 2:37 PM CST (20:37 UTC), 7 km (5 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-23 20:37:29 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.988° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.024 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.6western Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.4western Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.9western Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.5western Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.9western Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.6western Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.0western Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.8western Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.8western Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.5western Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.9western Texas · 1048 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.5western Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wzew. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.