Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-09 18:04:01 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.688° N, 104.156° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
20

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. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1175 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1175 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1174 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.7western Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.839 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1171 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1171 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1171 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1171 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1170 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1170 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1170 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1170 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1169 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.3western Texas · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.011 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1168 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1176 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1178 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.015 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1178 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1179 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1179 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1179 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023nirv. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.