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M2.3 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 8:46 PM CDT (01:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-16 01:46:26 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.610° N, 103.971° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.224 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1129 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1128 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.213 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1127 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1127 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 4.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1127 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1126 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1126 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1125 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1125 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.046 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1124 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.08 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1124 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1123 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.164 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.211 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1122 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023nugc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.