Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 5:36 PM CST (23:36 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-05 23:36:41 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.705° N, 104.166° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
26

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.8western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.7western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.527 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.426 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.6western Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.9western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 5.2Coalson Draw, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1,640
  28. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 11
  32. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.9western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 10
  39. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 12
  46. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.4western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.2western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.710 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.9western Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1056 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.8western Texas · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1057 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1057 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1057 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vsnr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.