M2.5 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 9:18 PM CDT

UTC

2020-08-16 02:18:15 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.735° N, 104.104° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

38

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast48 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast77 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast165 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast223 kmE

After

1. 2.4western TexasSun, Aug 16, 5:04 AM CDT · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 16, 5:29 AM CDT · 2237 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 8:42 PM CDT · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 9:20 PM CDT · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 10:12 PM CDT · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Aug 18, 1:34 PM CDT · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Aug 18, 4:08 PM CDT · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.630 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Aug 21, 2:49 PM CDT · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Aug 21, 10:06 PM CDT · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 23, 8:40 AM CDT · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Aug 23, 5:07 PM CDT · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 30, 7:47 PM CDT · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Aug 30, 11:23 PM CDT · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
14. 3.347 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Sep 1, 11:51 PM CDT · 2221 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
15. 3.145 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Sep 1, 11:52 PM CDT · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.547 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 12:18 AM CDT · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.847 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 9:13 AM CDT · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
18. 3.048 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 10:52 PM CDT · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
19. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 3, 11:05 AM CDT · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 4, 8:26 AM CDT · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Sep 4, 3:42 PM CDT · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.847 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Sep 5, 9:13 AM CDT · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 6, 7:04 AM CDT · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 6, 4:13 PM CDT · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
25. 3.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 6, 8:16 PM CDT · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.748 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 6, 8:18 PM CDT · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 7, 11:49 AM CDT · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
28. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Sep 9, 10:29 PM CDT · 2213 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
29. 2.550 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Sep 14, 1:05 AM CDT · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 4:18 AM CDT · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.651 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Sep 14, 9:06 AM CDT · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
32. 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Sep 14, 9:14 AM CDT · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
33. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 5:40 PM CDT · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
34. 3.150 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 9:52 PM CDT · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 15, 2:48 PM CDT · 2207 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
36. 3.550 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Sep 18, 4:48 PM CDT · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
37. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Sep 18, 5:06 PM CDT · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM CDT · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
39. 2.651 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Sep 24, 12:10 PM CDT · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 5:19 PM CDT · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
41. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 6:14 PM CDT · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
42. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 2:46 AM CDT · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:09 AM CDT · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
44. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:10 AM CDT · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 27, 10:57 PM CDT · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
46. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 1, 2:02 PM CDT · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 2, 11:08 PM CDT · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
48. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 8:43 AM CDT · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
49. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 10:40 AM CDT · 2185 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
50. 2.538 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Oct 8, 5:00 PM CDT · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
51. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:35 PM CDT · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
52. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:40 PM CDT · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
53. 2.5western TexasSat, Oct 10, 3:14 AM CDT · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Oct 11, 1:44 AM CDT · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Aug 15, 2:15 AM CDT · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
2. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Aug 14, 11:57 PM CDT · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
3. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Aug 13, 10:26 AM CDT · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.648 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Aug 7, 6:30 AM CDT · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Aug 6, 1:23 PM CDT · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.859 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Aug 5, 2:40 AM CDT · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Aug 4, 12:25 PM CDT · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jul 28, 10:10 PM CDT · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jul 27, 1:05 AM CDT · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jul 26, 10:17 AM CDT · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jul 25, 10:38 AM CDT · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
12. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jul 20, 11:38 AM CDT · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jul 19, 4:18 AM CDT · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bfej. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.