Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km NE of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-12 22:26:21 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.908° N, 103.412° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.928 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.0western Texas · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.4New Mexico · 1476 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.2western Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.221 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.35 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.5western Texas · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.4western Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1474 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.947 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.146 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1473 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.327 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1472 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.243 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1471 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.447 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1471 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1471 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.359 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1470 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1470 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1469 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.428 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.628 km NW of Wink, Texas · 1478 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1479 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1479 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1479 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1480 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022rxuf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.