Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-29 03:18:54 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.615° N, 103.966° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.357 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.718 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1644 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.7western Texas · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.5western Texas · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.666 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1642 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1641 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1641 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.4western Texas · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.333 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1639 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1639 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.5western Texas · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.1western Texas · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.1western Texas · 1636 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.716 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1644 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.765 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.964 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.9western Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022gdfi (also filed as us7000gy06). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.