Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 41 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 41 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 11:16 AM CDT (16:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 44 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-03-26 16:16:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.718° N, 104.034° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
35
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

35 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008giv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.