Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Feb 5, 2023, 11:16 PM CST (05:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-06 05:16:10 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.963° 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
69°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.915 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1329 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.95 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1327 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.3western Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1331 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1331 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1331 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1332 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.217 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1333 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1333 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023coeo. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.