M3.8 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 9:47 AM CST (15:47 UTC), 7 km (5 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 25 stations
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.063 · 24 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

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.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yjji (also filed as us7000lipx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.