Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-26 23:01:41 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.766° N, 103.836° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
15

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

After

  1. 2.5western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.9western Texas · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.343 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 4.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.7western Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 3.3western Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sxkk (also filed as us7000feq7). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.