Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 65 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas on Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 39 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-13 11:26:52 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.582° N, 104.563° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
149°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
  18. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 9
  24. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.2western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.441 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  53. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.7western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ryty. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.