Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Jul 7, 2021, 10:32 PM CDT (03:32 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 03:32:39 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.735° N, 104.109° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1906 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.360 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.012 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.164 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.827 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.834 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.965 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.266 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021nftp. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.