Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 11:08 PM CDT (04:08 UTC), 8 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 04:08:55 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.728° N, 104.106° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
14

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

After

  1. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.96 km W of Pecos, Texas · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.74 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.82 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.0western Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.460 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.66 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.926 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021grxa. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.