Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km NW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Mar 26, 2023, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-27 02:55:23 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.900° N, 103.911° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
18

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.6western Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.912 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1281 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1281 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1281 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.84 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1280 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1280 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.0western Texas · 1279 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.3western Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.15 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1279 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1279 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.138 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1278 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1283 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1283 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.5western Texas · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fzno. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.