Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Mar 26, 2023, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 58 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-26 07:46:45 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 103.965° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
28

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. 2.858 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1236 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.2western Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1236 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1235 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1234 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.0western Texas · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.222 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.4western Texas · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1233 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fybq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.