Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-28 23:38:03 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.708° N, 104.147° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
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 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.018 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1492 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1492 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1491 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1491 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1491 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.438 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 15
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.138 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1489 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.1western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.844 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.2western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.0western Texas · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1488 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.0western Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.7New Mexico · 1487 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1487 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.1western Texas · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1492 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1493 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1493 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1494 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1494 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1494 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.53 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 1495 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.233 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.7western Texas · 1495 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1495 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1496 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022qwma. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.