Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Nov 27, 2023, 12:31 PM CST (18:31 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-27 18:31:10 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.638° N, 104.144° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

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. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.5western Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.556 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.819 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1042 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.2western Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1042 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.64 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1042 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.7western Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.6western Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.010 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1041 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.7western Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.710 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.58 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1040 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.7western Texas · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.553 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.6western Texas · 1039 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1039 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1039 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.0western Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.224 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.838 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.8western Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.0western Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xgir. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.