Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 50 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 50 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 7:38 PM CST (01:38 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-16 01:38:41 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.701° N, 104.130° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.028 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.714 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.556 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.856 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 3.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 3.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.614 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.018 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.924 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1017 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yntv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.