Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25 km NNE of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-08 21:19:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.899° N, 103.462° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2144 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2141 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.79 km N of Barstow, Texas · 2135 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.620 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.520 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2127 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.322 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2097 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.126 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2153 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.223 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2153 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cc87. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.