Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 5:24 AM CST (11:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-08 11:24:53 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.633° N, 103.989° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
12

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. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.339 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.9western Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.0western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.6western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.6western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  28. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  34. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.2western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.441 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.2western Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.4western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  16. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vxck. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.