Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-03-18 23:19:39 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.959° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
16

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 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1655 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1653 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1652 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.956 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1652 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.857 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 4.065 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  35. 4.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 23
  36. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.666 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.464 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1649 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.765 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1656 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1659 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1659 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.052 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1659 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.147 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.436 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1662 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1662 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022fkqk (also filed as us6000h5wm). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.