Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 20, 2023, 1:21 PM CST (19:21 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-12-20 19:21:10 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.782° N, 103.773° 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
50°
Stations used
23

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. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.666 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1014 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.166 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1013 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1013 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1012 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1012 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.926 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1011 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1011 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.221 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1011 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1015 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.042 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1016 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ywkx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.