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M2.3 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, May 19, 2023, 11:18 PM CDT (04:18 UTC), 6 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-20 04:18:52 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.634° N, 104.014° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
14

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

After

  1. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.116 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1226 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1225 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1223 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1228 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.846 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023juhm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.