Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 46 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 46 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 04:15:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.723° N, 104.087° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.725 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2141 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.79 km N of Barstow, Texas · 2135 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.520 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.615 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2107 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.5western Texas · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c8vt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.