Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 3:15 PM CST (21:15 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (Ml(texnet)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-11-14 21:15:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.635° N, 104.458° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.8western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.85 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1052 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.664 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.1western Texas · 1052 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1052 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.4western Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1051 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1051 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1050 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1050 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.6western Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.9western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.5western Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1053 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023wiuo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.