Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC), 7 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-03 05:21:09 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 103.945° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.3western Texas · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1153 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1153 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1152 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.8western Texas · 1152 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1151 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.8western Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 3.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.459 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1150 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.94 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1150 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.8western Texas · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 3.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1155 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1155 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.317 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1156 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.410 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1157 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1158 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.828 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1158 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1159 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1159 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023pbkg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.