Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:49 PM CDT (17:49 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-28 17:49:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.641° N, 103.985° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
13

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 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.410 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1155 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.317 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1152 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1152 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.034 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1152 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1152 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1152 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.3western Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.1western Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1150 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.8western Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1149 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.8western Texas · 1148 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 3.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.459 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1148 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.94 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1147 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1147 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.931 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.313 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1159 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.216 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1159 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.022 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.765 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1160 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.119 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 1160 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1161 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1161 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023orjx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.