Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 3:59 AM CST (09:59 UTC), 7 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-13 09:59:27 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.733° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
19

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.641 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1020 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1020 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1020 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1020 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1020 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.924 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.028 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1022 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1022 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yixv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.