Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 9:00 AM CST (15:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-09 15:00:55 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.109° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
18

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. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.733 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.157 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vzer. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.