Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-14 06:25:17 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.618° N, 103.976° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
16

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.036 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.631 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1141 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1139 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.325 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1139 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.519 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1136 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1136 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.224 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1135 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1135 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1134 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1134 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1142 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.033 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1143 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.734 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.233 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1144 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023pvox. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.