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M1.8 earthquake 21 km SSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, May 21, 2021, 9:49 AM CDT (14:49 UTC), 7 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-21 14:49:17 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.543° N, 103.720° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 194
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.555 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jwxt. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.