Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 2:06 PM CST (20:06 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
1.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-17 20:06:25 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.739° N, 104.110° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
16

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. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.513 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1044 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1044 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.920 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.621 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.741 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.8western Texas · 1041 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.6western Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.5western Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.9western Texas · 1041 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.5western Texas · 1041 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.4western Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023woev. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.