Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, May 23, 2023, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 39 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-24 01:12:14 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.621° N, 103.956° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
23

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. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1225 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1223 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.921 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1223 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.914 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.2western Texas · 1220 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.454 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1227 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kbji (also filed as us7000k3dn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.