Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Apr 5, 2022, 11:32 AM CDT (16:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-05 16:32:17 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.974° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
14

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1635 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.333 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1634 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.03 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1634 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.136 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1633 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1632 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.253 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1630 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.416 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1628 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.721 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1628 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.9western Texas · 1628 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.919 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.1western Texas · 1636 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.5western Texas · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.333 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1638 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1638 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.4western Texas · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022graa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.