Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 10:54 AM CST (16:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-19 16:54:49 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.633° N, 104.015° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.7western Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 1268 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.813 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1267 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1266 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1266 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.04 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1263 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.711 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1263 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 3.0western Texas · 1262 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1262 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1262 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023dmve. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.