Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Dec 5, 2023, 1:46 AM CST (07:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-05 07:46:51 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.968° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.4western Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.9western Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.5western Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1028 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.7western Texas · 1028 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1027 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1027 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.322 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1027 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1027 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1027 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1026 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1026 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.711 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1025 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.13 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1025 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1025 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1025 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1025 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1025 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.814 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1029 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.3western Texas · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1029 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023xudm. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.