Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 02:45:25 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.764° N, 103.825° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
8

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.1western Texas · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.235 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.249 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.533 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.2western Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.117 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2016 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 26
  14. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.657 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.8western Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fjbr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.