Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 8:25 PM CST (02:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-09 02:25:42 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.144° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.93 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.066 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.464 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.7western Texas · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.666 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021espn. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.