Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km SSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, May 23, 2021, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 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.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-23 08:36:07 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.533° N, 103.703° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
97°
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. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.555 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, NM · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 194
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kacl. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.