Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 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
1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-31 19:03:05 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 103.987° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
17

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SW of Pecos, Texas · 1059 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.530 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.17 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.93 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1058 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.73 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1058 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1058 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1058 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.7New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.8western Texas · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.9western Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.7western Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.64 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1056 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.6western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.0western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1056 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.36 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1059 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1059 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.5New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1059 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.124 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1060 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.0western Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vjbf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.