Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-23 10:39:26 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.970° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
21

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1404 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.227 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1404 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.6western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.3western Texas · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.0western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.7western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.6western Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.019 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.7western Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.5western Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 20
  24. 2.2western Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 4.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 30
  27. 2.440 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.539 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.838 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.7western Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.411 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.0western Texas · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1403 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.221 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1405 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.722 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1405 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1405 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wylc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.