Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Sep 1, 2022, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-02 00:09:43 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.631° N, 103.977° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
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 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.844 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.2western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.0western Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.7New Mexico · 1487 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.1western Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1485 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1485 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.1western Texas · 1485 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1485 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1485 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1484 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.427 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1484 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1483 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.2western Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.525 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.3western Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022rdvb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.