Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 1:30 AM CST (07:30 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-08 07:30:00 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.610° N, 103.969° 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
66°
Stations used
15

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. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.256 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1327 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.95 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1327 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.3western Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.425 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.214 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.510 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1322 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.9western Texas · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1329 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.915 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1329 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023csab. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.