M3.1 earthquake 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

Magnitude

3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 10:55 PM CST

UTC

2021-01-07 04:55:33 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.662° N, 104.305° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

76

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast67 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast85 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast184 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast204 kmE

After

1. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 8, 6:12 AM CST · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 10:50 AM CST · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 3:38 PM CST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 8:50 PM CST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 12, 9:09 AM CST · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 13, 6:08 AM CST · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 13, 6:11 AM CST · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 15, 10:40 PM CST · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 17, 11:14 AM CST · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 17, 1:03 PM CST · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.461 km NNE of Van Horn, TexasTue, Jan 19, 4:16 AM CST · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 19, 3:06 PM CST · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 20, 2:22 AM CST · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.551 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 24, 5:31 AM CST · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 24, 6:12 AM CST · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.354 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 24, 7:59 PM CST · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 25, 8:28 AM CST · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 27, 1:37 PM CST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.560 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 27, 4:05 PM CST · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 29, 10:23 AM CST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
21. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 29, 6:10 PM CST · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
22. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 29, 11:59 PM CST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 1:13 AM CST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 2:23 AM CST · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
25. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 3:04 AM CST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
26. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 3:10 AM CST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 8:16 AM CST · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
28. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 4:47 PM CST · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
29. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 5:11 PM CST · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 31, 2:27 AM CST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 31, 10:50 AM CST · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 31, 11:43 AM CST · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
33. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 31, 6:58 PM CST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
34. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:27 AM CST · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:35 AM CST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
36. 3.159 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:03 PM CST · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Feb 3, 1:37 PM CST · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Feb 5, 11:22 PM CST · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
39. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 5:29 AM CST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
40. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 1:12 PM CST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
41. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 1:19 PM CST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
42. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 4:27 AM CST · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
43. 3.849 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 4:39 AM CST · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
44. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 7:53 AM CST · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
45. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Feb 9, 3:21 AM CST · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
46. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Feb 12, 2:07 AM CST · 2057 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
47. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 12, 5:05 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
48. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 12, 5:32 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.548 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 12, 5:34 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
50. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Feb 12, 9:10 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
51. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 12, 9:23 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 12, 11:58 PM CST · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Feb 13, 2:11 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
54. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Feb 13, 2:38 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
55. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Feb 13, 4:49 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Feb 13, 6:40 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Feb 13, 6:55 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
58. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Feb 13, 7:46 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.752 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Feb 13, 10:21 AM CST · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
60. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Feb 13, 5:17 PM CST · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 6, 11:33 AM CST · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 6, 7:50 AM CST · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 5, 7:43 PM CST · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.952 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 3, 11:07 AM CST · 2097 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 1, 1:58 PM CST · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 1, 12:00 PM CST · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.652 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 31, 9:43 AM CST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 27, 1:01 PM CST · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 27, 8:50 AM CST · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 24, 4:53 AM CST · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 23, 12:38 PM CST · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.615 km WNW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 23, 3:57 AM MST · 2108 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 17, 10:45 PM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.78 km N of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 16, 10:56 AM CST · 2115 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 14, 11:13 PM CST · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:52 PM CST · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:50 PM CST · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 8, 3:24 AM CST · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6cf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.