M3.1 earthquake 40 km W of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 5:17 AM CDT

UTC

2020-04-14 10:17:39 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.698° N, 104.026° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

41

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast40 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast83 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast158 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast230 kmE

After

1. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Apr 15, 10:58 PM CDT · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
2. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 16, 8:01 AM CDT · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 17, 5:11 PM CDT · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Apr 22, 11:34 PM CDT · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 25, 10:00 AM CDT · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
6. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 12:24 AM CDT · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:46 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:49 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 1, 1:33 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 6, 4:50 AM CDT · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
12. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 7, 5:59 AM CDT · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 8, 5:57 PM CDT · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
14. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, May 11, 4:28 PM CDT · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 12, 12:38 PM CDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
16. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, May 13, 6:52 AM CDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
17. 3.043 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, May 13, 3:39 PM CDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 18, 8:15 AM CDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 21, 3:47 PM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, TexasThu, May 21, 11:06 PM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 12:08 AM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 5:48 AM CDT · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 3:07 PM CDT · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
24. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 4:21 PM CDT · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
25. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, May 31, 8:29 AM CDT · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
26. 3.2western TexasThu, Jun 4, 9:41 PM CDT · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDT · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 9, 5:00 PM CDT · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 11, 2:15 AM CDT · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 12, 1:26 AM CDT · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDT · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.9western TexasMon, Apr 13, 5:22 AM CDT · 2360 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Apr 12, 12:57 AM CDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
4. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 11, 10:11 PM CDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 10:23 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 3:49 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 2:57 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasThu, Apr 2, 8:32 AM CDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Apr 1, 9:29 AM CDT · 2372 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
10. 3.540 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Mar 28, 8:27 PM CDT · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
11. 3.142 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 8:22 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.544 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 4:36 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.740 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 2:47 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.743 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 4:53 AM CDT · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
15. 3.140 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 1:52 PM CDT · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
16. 3.042 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 1:29 PM CDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
17. 3.241 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 11:16 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
18. 5.041 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 10:16 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1,468
19. 1.642 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 5:58 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.541 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 4:15 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008vyg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.