Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, May 5, 2022, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC), 7 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-06 02:16:27 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.699° N, 104.145° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
10

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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.4western Texas · 1605 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.5western Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.239 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.429 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.5western Texas · 1602 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.128 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.48 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1601 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.350 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.9western Texas · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.354 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.2western Texas · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.360 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1608 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1608 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1609 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022iuok. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.