Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 8:52 PM CST (02:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-11-17 02:52:00 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.627° N, 103.985° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
39

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.1western Texas · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.839 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.6western Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.439 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.139 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.938 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.9western Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 19
  31. 1.6western Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.540 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.1western Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.7western Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.0western Texas · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.9western Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.124 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.857 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.4western Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.2western Texas · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1413 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.9western Texas · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.1western Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.137 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.9western Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.4western Texas · 1415 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.437 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wmwr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.