Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Oct 9, 2023, 2:05 AM CDT (07:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-09 07:05:08 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.627° N, 103.989° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
23

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. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1033 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.8western Texas · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1032 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.838 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.224 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.1western Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.0western Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.7western Texas · 1031 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.5western Texas · 1031 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.556 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.819 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1031 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.2western Texas · 1031 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1031 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.624 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1030 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.64 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.7western Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.6western Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ttyk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.