Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 12:42 PM CST (18:42 UTC), 7 km (4 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
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-12-30 18:42:09 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.969° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 87°, dip 79°, rake -123°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 340°, dip 35°, rake -20°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
22

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

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023zoqq (also filed as us6000m0nv). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.