Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 9:48 AM CST (15:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-05 15:48:20 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.674° N, 104.422° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
25

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. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1006 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.166 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.221 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1005 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1004 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1004 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.221 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vryf (also filed as us7000l91c). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.