Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 42 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 42 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 1:29 PM CDT (18:29 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-03-26 18:29:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.705° N, 104.052° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 21
  2. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.544 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2373 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.9western Texas · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2349 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  2. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,468
  3. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
  7. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2396 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.83 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008gmr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.