Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, May 8, 2021, 8:09 AM CDT (13:09 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 13:09:12 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 103.937° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
12

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. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 216
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.838 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.8western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.3western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.2western Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.2western Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021izay. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.