Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 40 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 1:30 AM CDT (06:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-21 06:30:06 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.650° N, 104.023° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
15

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

After

  1. 2.333 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.532 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.949 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.5New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.731 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.732 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.7western Texas · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.637 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.257 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.937 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.3western Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.8western Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.9western Texas · 1095 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.465 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.465 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 3.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.066 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.965 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1102 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.841 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.234 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1106 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.1western Texas · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1107 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023snaf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.