Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Sep 10, 2023, 7:56 AM CDT (12:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-10 12:56:06 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.724° N, 104.102° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
25

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. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.9western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.7western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.6western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.8western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.7western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.527 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.7western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.6western Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.2western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.9western Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 5.2Coalson Draw, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1,640
  45. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  47. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 11
  49. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.9western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.8western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 10
  56. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023rtkj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.