Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 11:38 PM CDT (04:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 54 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-08-08 04:38:53 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.730° N, 104.115° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1512 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.25 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1510 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9
  21. 2.250 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.956 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.2western Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.358 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.7western Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1504 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1503 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.465 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1503 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1500 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.726 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.012 km SW of Toyah, Texas · 1514 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.161 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1514 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1515 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.519 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1516 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.1western Texas · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1516 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1516 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1517 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022pkmj (also filed as us6000i8zu). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.