Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 5:21 AM CST (11:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-08 11:21:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.631° N, 103.980° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
14

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

After

  1. 2.2western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.1western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.9western Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.0western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.6western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.6western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  30. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  36. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.2western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.441 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vxcf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.