Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-16 08:01:15 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.604° N, 103.968° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
14

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. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.6western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.4western Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.2western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.5western Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023sdzr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.