Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 9:20 PM CST (03:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km NE of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-09 03:20:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.635° N, 104.008° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
24

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. 1.911 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1000 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.939 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.733 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 3.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vyhs. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.