M1.7 earthquake 50 km W of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 4:43 AM CST

UTC

2023-12-20 10:43:10 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.695° N, 104.127° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

17

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast50 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast81 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast167 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast221 kmE

After

1. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 6:01 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 9:13 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 9:23 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 9:56 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 12:07 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 1:06 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 20, 1:21 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 3:25 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.950 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 20, 6:25 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 9:53 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 10:34 PM CST · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.666 km NNE of Van Horn, TexasThu, Dec 21, 12:06 AM CST · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 12:43 AM CST · 1017 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 3:31 AM CST · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 21, 6:55 AM CST · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 21, 11:42 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 1:35 PM CST · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 21, 5:48 PM CST · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 12:18 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 1:08 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
21. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 2:41 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 3:48 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
23. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 5:46 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.741 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Dec 22, 6:16 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 7:14 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
26. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 7:26 AM CST · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.166 km NNE of Van Horn, TexasFri, Dec 22, 10:37 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 12:38 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 22, 12:50 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 4:09 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 10:26 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 11:05 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 22, 11:57 PM CST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 23, 3:26 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
35. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 9:58 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 10:00 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
37. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 23, 10:03 AM CST · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 10:23 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
39. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 10:35 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
40. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 11:36 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 23, 11:39 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.650 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 1:07 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.850 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 2:13 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 23, 3:19 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 23, 3:22 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 23, 3:38 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
47. 1.941 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 7:32 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 23, 8:55 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 9:36 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 23, 11:17 PM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 24, 1:16 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
52. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 24, 4:02 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 24, 4:35 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.926 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 24, 5:59 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Dec 24, 6:34 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
56. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 24, 9:30 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
57. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 24, 10:10 AM CST · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
58. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 24, 10:53 AM CST · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
59. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 24, 11:12 AM CST · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
60. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 24, 11:16 AM CST · 1013 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 20, 4:27 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.850 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 20, 4:07 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 3:44 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 20, 2:43 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 11:25 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 11:04 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.042 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 10:57 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.749 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 19, 7:42 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 19, 7:02 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 6:44 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 19, 2:35 PM CST · 1018 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 11:08 AM CST · 1018 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 9:32 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 9:18 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
15. 3.441 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 9:14 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 8:10 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 19, 5:22 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 19, 3:47 AM CST · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 18, 10:11 PM CST · 1019 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 18, 10:05 PM CST · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023yvtu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.