Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 45 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 45 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-07 01:28:24 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.716° N, 104.074° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
48

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1119 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1118 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1117 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1117 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1116 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1115 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.141 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1115 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1114 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1114 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1114 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.365 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.439 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1113 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1112 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.424 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1120 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.8western Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1120 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.246 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1120 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.413 km S of Toyah, Texas · 1120 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.8western Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1121 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1121 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.334 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1122 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1122 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ktua. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.