Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 54 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 54 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-04-08 07:17:36 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.711° N, 104.175° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
41

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. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.711 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.0western Texas · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.5western Texas · 1270 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1270 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1269 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.223 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1269 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.9western Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1268 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.524 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.2western Texas · 1267 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1267 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1273 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1273 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.04 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1274 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023gvuf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.