Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2021-03-31 22:05:32 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.767° N, 103.819° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
11

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. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.215 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.6western Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.926 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.66 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.226 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.2western Texas · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021gihl. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.