Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, May 1, 2021, 11:19 PM CDT (04:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 04:19:39 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.700° N, 104.143° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
16

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. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 216
  44. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.926 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021inkn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.