Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, May 26, 2023, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2023-05-26 05:34:58 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.615° N, 103.969° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
15

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

After

  1. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.921 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1220 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.0western Texas · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1218 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.914 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1217 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1217 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1217 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1215 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.913 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1215 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1215 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1214 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1221 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1222 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023kfiz (also filed as us7000k45x). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.