Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 57 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-09 23:49:39 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.735° N, 104.100° 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
33°
Stations used
18

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. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.511 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.0western Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.78 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1053 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.8western Texas · 1052 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.9western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.7western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.6western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rskl (also filed as us7000kupf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.