Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-01 02:38:24 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.758° N, 103.820° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
21

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

After

  1. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 26
  19. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.8western Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.2western Texas · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.7western Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.5western Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rcem (also filed as us7000f6i9). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.