Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 34 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Aug 12, 2023, 6:03 AM CDT (11:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-12 11:03:45 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° N, 103.962° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
21

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. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.141 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1108 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1108 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.365 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.439 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.7western Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.1western Texas · 1104 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.234 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1102 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.0western Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.841 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.965 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.333 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.532 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.5New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.731 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.732 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023pshd (also filed as us6000kzjj). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.