Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT (05:30 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-07 05:30:27 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.711° N, 104.170° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 2.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.157 km S of Whites City, NM · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.0western Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.81 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021piso. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.