Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 37 km NW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 4:31 AM CDT (09:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-21 09:31:45 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.900° N, 103.920° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
17

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 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 26
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.9western Texas · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1530 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1530 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1529 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.440 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1529 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1529 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1529 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.265 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1527 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1526 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  57. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1532 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1533 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1533 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1534 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1534 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1534 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1534 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1535 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022odyz (also filed as us7000hscp). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.