Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 8:34 AM CST (14:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-20 14:34:25 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.761° N, 103.840° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
20

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. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.855 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 991 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 991 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 991 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 990 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 3.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wtgi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.