Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 41 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-26 09:15:40 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.709° N, 104.042° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,468
  3. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 35
  4. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  6. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2372 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.9western Texas · 2360 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23
  3. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2396 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020gaab. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.