Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-02 23:48:23 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.615° N, 103.981° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
12

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. 1.654 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1183 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1183 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1183 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1183 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.0western Texas · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1182 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1182 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.74 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1181 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.9western Texas · 1181 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1181 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1181 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1181 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1180 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1180 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.015 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1178 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.7western Texas · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.839 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1184 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.7western Texas · 1184 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1184 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1185 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1185 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.811 km ESE of Toyah, Texas · 1185 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1186 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1186 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023mwir. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.