Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 39 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 39 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 7:11 AM CDT (12:11 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 12:11:03 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.713° N, 104.014° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
14

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. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.2western Texas · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 3.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 4.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.6western Texas · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.8western Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rijw. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.