Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 1:18 AM CST (07:18 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-12 07:18:34 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.623° N, 103.974° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
13

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.6western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.9western Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.652 km SE of Dell City, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.7western Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.7western Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.6western Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.8western Texas · 1048 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.4western Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.7western Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.0western Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.8western Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.08 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.7western Texas · 1051 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.519 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023weby (also filed as us7000lag3). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.