Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 2:33 PM CDT (19:33 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-09 19:33:02 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.739° N, 104.104° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
17

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.130 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.8Texas-Chihuahua border region · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021lfzr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.