Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 14, 2023, 10:57 PM CST (04:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-15 04:57:02 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.779° N, 103.786° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
13

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. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.92 km SW of Barstow, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.619 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1321 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.829 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1321 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1320 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.9western Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.67 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.854 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.2western Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.540 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1322 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1322 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.9western Texas · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.510 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.214 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023depk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.