Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 3:35 AM CDT (08:35 UTC), 6 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
2021-04-11 08:35:14 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.760° N, 103.822° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
24

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. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.7western Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.056 km S of Whites City, NM · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.816 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.715 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.234 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.27 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.054 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.19 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.4western Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.460 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hbjh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.