Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 8:53 AM CST (14:53 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-13 14:53:13 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.767° N, 103.798° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
19

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. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.464 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.8western Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.657 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 4.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 26
  48. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.3western Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.066 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 2026 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fawf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.