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M2.8 earthquake 25 km NNE of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-04-17 09:18:33 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.898° N, 103.453° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
17

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. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1216 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1215 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1215 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.921 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1215 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.0western Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1213 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1212 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.914 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.2western Texas · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1212 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023hmjs (also filed as us6000k508). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.