Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 40 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 40 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC), 6 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
2.2 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-10-02 20:31:07 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.650° N, 104.022° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
19

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. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1097 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.4western Texas · 1097 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.1western Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.7western Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1095 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.1western Texas · 1094 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1094 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1093 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1093 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.5western Texas · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.616 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1092 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.1western Texas · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1091 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1091 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.622 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 3.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.138 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.723 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.5western Texas · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1089 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.065 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1098 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.8New Mexico · 1099 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.3western Texas · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.231 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023tiel. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.