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M3.5 earthquake 44 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 44 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-03-27 21:36:20 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.697° N, 104.064° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-1.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 84°, dip 54°, rake -110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 295°, dip 40°, rake -65°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.142 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2372 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.9western Texas · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.743 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 21
  4. 3.042 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 35
  6. 5.041 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1,468
  7. 1.642 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.840 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 23
  11. 3.032 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.932 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.6western Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.720 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008hjq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.