Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 42 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 42 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 40 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-03-28 01:22:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.704° N, 104.048° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008hmq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.