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M3.7 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 9:07 AM CDT (14:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.7 (mwr), minor
Local time: Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 9:07 AM CDT
UTC: 2020-10-28 14:07:37 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.701° N, 104.124° W
Region: Texas
Strongest shaking: V, moderate 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: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 5.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.1 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: 3.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 99°, dip 50°, rake -118°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 318°, dip 48°, rake -61°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 49°
Stations used: 68

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c6s7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.