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M1.7 earthquake 20 km SSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 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
2021-08-17 14:50:18 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.536° N, 103.690° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
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. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.119 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.3western Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.450 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.964 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qbsb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.