Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 40 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 40 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 8:57 PM CST (02:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-10 02:57:07 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.648° N, 104.024° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
36

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. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.622 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 3.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023waci (also filed as us7000l9z8). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.