M3.1 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 2:16 PM CST

UTC

2023-01-21 20:16:53 UTC

Depth

8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.609° N, 103.964° W

Region

Texas

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

46

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast94 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast153 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast237 kmE

After

1. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 21, 4:07 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 21, 5:22 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.9western TexasSat, Jan 21, 9:28 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 21, 10:24 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 21, 10:52 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 12:55 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 22, 1:18 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 22, 1:44 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 1:55 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 2:31 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 2:31 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 2:32 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 22, 2:44 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 2:58 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 3:57 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 4:37 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 7:24 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 10:18 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 10:19 AM CST · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 12:37 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 3:40 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 4:57 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 22, 5:04 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
24. 1.69 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Jan 22, 5:43 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 8:37 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
26. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 22, 11:18 PM CST · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
27. 1.8western TexasMon, Jan 23, 3:17 AM CST · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 23, 5:56 AM CST · 1345 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
29. 1.9western TexasMon, Jan 23, 8:20 AM CST · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
30. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 23, 12:23 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 23, 4:19 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
32. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Jan 23, 5:15 PM CST · 1345 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 24, 12:07 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 6:23 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
35. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 24, 7:31 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 9:06 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 9:18 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.9western TexasTue, Jan 24, 10:29 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
39. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 24, 11:55 AM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
40. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 1:44 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
41. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 1:57 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
42. 2.7western TexasTue, Jan 24, 2:08 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 2:14 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
44. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 2:14 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
45. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 2:28 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 2:33 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 24, 3:39 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
48. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 24, 6:10 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 24, 8:57 PM CST · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 25, 2:24 AM CST · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
51. 2.0western TexasWed, Jan 25, 2:46 AM CST · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.0western TexasWed, Jan 25, 7:09 AM CST · 1343 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Jan 25, 4:27 PM CST · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 25, 5:35 PM CST · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 25, 9:10 PM CST · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
56. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 25, 10:24 PM CST · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
57. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 25, 11:45 PM CST · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 26, 12:33 AM CST · 1342 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
59. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 26, 2:43 AM CST · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
60. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 26, 3:14 AM CST · 1342 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 21, 1:46 PM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 21, 11:22 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 21, 9:31 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 21, 6:27 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 21, 5:47 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Jan 21, 5:39 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.0western TexasSat, Jan 21, 4:16 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 21, 12:37 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 21, 12:09 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 21, 12:08 AM CST · 1347 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 20, 9:45 PM CST · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 20, 1:46 PM CST · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 20, 10:21 AM CST · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 20, 4:40 AM CST · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 20, 1:38 AM CST · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 20, 12:19 AM CST · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 19, 8:03 PM CST · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 19, 7:16 PM CST · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 19, 3:18 PM CST · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 19, 3:00 PM CST · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023bmcf (also filed as us7000j647). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.