Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 11:36 AM CDT (16:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-23 16:36:41 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.498° N, 103.581° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
20

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. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.7western Texas · 1048 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.7western Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.08 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.6western Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.9western Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.9western Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.7western Texas · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.7western Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1046 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.5western Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023srle (also filed as us7000kxnq). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.