Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Oct 6, 2022, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Coalson Draw, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-06 20:51:36 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.097° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
51

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.33 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1453 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1452 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.5western Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.1western Texas · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.356 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.061 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1451 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.0western Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.3western Texas · 1450 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.65 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1450 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.2western Texas · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1450 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1450 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1449 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1449 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1449 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1449 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.4western Texas · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.912 km ESE of Barstow, Texas · 1448 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1448 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1448 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1448 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1448 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1447 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1446 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1446 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.9western Texas · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.060 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.71 km WSW of Pecos, Texas · 1455 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.051 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022tpne (also filed as us6000irsb). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.