Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 43 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 43 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, May 13, 2020, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-05-13 20:39:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.703° N, 104.054° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.2western Texas · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2285 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.6western Texas · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2278 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2278 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.030 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009fl8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.