Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34 km NW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Jul 21, 2023, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC), 6 km (3 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
2023-07-21 15:57:38 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.926° N, 103.848° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
28

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. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.6western Texas · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1164 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1163 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1162 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1162 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1162 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1160 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.119 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1160 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.765 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.216 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1158 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.313 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1158 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.810 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.931 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.637 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1156 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.410 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1155 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.317 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1152 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1164 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1165 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1165 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.232 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1166 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1168 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1169 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023oels. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC.