Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-24 00:16:03 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.692° N, 104.139° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
18

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. 2.356 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.331 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.740 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021oitd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.