Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-09-08 21:07:28 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° N, 104.105° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
24

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.141 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.365 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.439 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1114 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.7western Texas · 1112 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1112 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.1western Texas · 1112 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1112 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1111 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.234 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1110 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.345 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1121 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.424 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.8western Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.246 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.413 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1122 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.8western Texas · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rqjo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.