Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 6:22 AM CST (12:22 UTC), 7 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 12:22:24 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.109° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
24

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 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 25
  7. 3.5western Texas · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021zmip (also filed as us6000gg3r). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.