M3.0 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 11:29 PM CDT

UTC

2020-10-15 04:29:31 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.748° N, 104.106° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

75

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast48 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast76 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast165 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast223 kmE

After

1. 2.552 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Oct 16, 12:43 AM CDT · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Oct 18, 6:13 AM CDT · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Oct 19, 11:18 AM CDT · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Oct 21, 4:58 AM CDT · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Oct 27, 7:44 AM CDT · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.749 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Oct 27, 3:48 PM CDT · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Oct 27, 7:23 PM CDT · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
8. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 28, 3:07 AM CDT · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
9. 3.749 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 28, 9:07 AM CDT · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 28, 8:40 PM CDT · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 29, 10:43 PM CDT · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Oct 30, 7:45 AM CDT · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
13. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Oct 30, 10:43 AM CDT · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Oct 30, 11:31 AM CDT · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
15. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Oct 31, 7:47 PM CDT · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.861 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Oct 31, 8:50 PM CDT · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.846 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Oct 31, 11:15 PM CDT · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
18. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Nov 2, 7:41 PM CST · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 3, 11:13 PM CST · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 3, 11:38 PM CST · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Nov 3, 11:38 PM CST · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
22. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Nov 6, 9:35 PM CST · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.725 km NNE of Mentone, TexasSun, Nov 8, 3:19 PM CST · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
24. 3.452 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Nov 12, 2:11 PM CST · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
25. 2.546 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Nov 14, 5:06 PM CST · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.848 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Nov 14, 5:08 PM CST · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
27. 3.347 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Nov 15, 9:44 AM CST · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
28. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Nov 18, 6:40 PM CST · 2141 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Nov 22, 3:45 PM CST · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.79 km N of Barstow, TexasTue, Nov 24, 8:08 PM CST · 2135 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 25, 10:00 PM CST · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
32. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Nov 28, 10:56 AM CST · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 1, 6:27 AM CST · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 2, 2:58 PM CST · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
35. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 4, 1:21 PM CST · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
36. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 4, 7:27 PM CST · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 6, 3:58 AM CST · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
38. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 6, 4:47 PM CST · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 8, 3:24 AM CST · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
40. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:50 PM CST · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
41. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:52 PM CST · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

Before

1. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Oct 11, 1:44 AM CDT · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.5western TexasSat, Oct 10, 3:14 AM CDT · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
3. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:40 PM CDT · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
4. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:35 PM CDT · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.538 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Oct 8, 5:00 PM CDT · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 10:40 AM CDT · 2183 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
7. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 8:43 AM CDT · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 2, 11:08 PM CDT · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
9. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 1, 2:02 PM CDT · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 27, 10:57 PM CDT · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
11. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:10 AM CDT · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:09 AM CDT · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 2:46 AM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
14. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 6:14 PM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 5:19 PM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.651 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Sep 24, 12:10 PM CDT · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM CDT · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Sep 18, 5:06 PM CDT · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
19. 3.550 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Sep 18, 4:48 PM CDT · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
20. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 15, 2:48 PM CDT · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c8f9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.