Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 8:16 AM CST (14:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml(texnet)), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-08 14:16:13 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.624° N, 103.971° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
17

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.940 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.441 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.5western Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.5western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.9western Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.7western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.5western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.239 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.4western Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.9western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.9western Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1055 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.739 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  12. 1.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.6western Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.941 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023vxhw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.