Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 12:56 PM CST (18:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-14 18:56:32 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.985° N, 103.404° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
77°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.7western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.8western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.85 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.524 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1053 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.4western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.513 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.920 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.621 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.741 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1048 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.541 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1047 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.8western Texas · 1047 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.4western Texas · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1046 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.5western Texas · 1045 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1044 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1043 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1043 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.9western Texas · 1042 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.6western Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1054 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.639 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1055 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1056 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wipz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.