Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 46 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 46 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 11:58 AM CDT (16:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 37 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-06 16:58:23 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° N, 104.089° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1069 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.4western Texas · 1069 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.8western Texas · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.060 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 1069 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1068 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.037 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.037 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1068 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.95 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1068 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.155 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.0western Texas · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.237 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1067 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1067 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.2western Texas · 1066 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.2western Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.338 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.338 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.838 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.138 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.3western Texas · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1066 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.733 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.9western Texas · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.0western Texas · 1065 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1065 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1065 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.53 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1065 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.9western Texas · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.7western Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.19 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1063 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.613 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1063 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.2western Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.04 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1062 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.52 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1062 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1062 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.76 km NNE of Pecos, Texas · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rmki. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.