Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-25 05:20:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.715° N, 103.997° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
22

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. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.257 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1097 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1097 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.937 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.3western Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.8western Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.9western Texas · 1095 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.465 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.465 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.250 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.066 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.3western Texas · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.8New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.065 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.637 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.7western Texas · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023sufx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.