Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 5:57 PM CST (23:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-28 23:57:36 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 103.982° 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
54°
Stations used
38

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. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.4western Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1256 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1256 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.024 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.825 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.914 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1255 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.0western Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.9western Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.423 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023edup (also filed as us7000jgdj). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.