Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 39 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-15 21:52:48 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.728° N, 104.096° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
12

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. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.5western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.9western Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.7western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.5western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.4western Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.9western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.9western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.2western Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.5western Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.5western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023sdfo. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.