Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 2:02 AM CST (08:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-01 08:02:31 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.615° N, 103.980° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
25

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

After

  1. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.6western Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.6western Texas · 1364 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.9western Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1364 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.5western Texas · 1363 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1363 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.4western Texas · 1362 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.09 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.4western Texas · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aapx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.