Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC), 7 km (4 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-03 20:23:23 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.007° 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
46°
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.556 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.533 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.3western Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.3western Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.4western Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.9western Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.5western Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.9western Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1031 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.137 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1033 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.621 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xrlk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.