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M2.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 6:31 AM CST (12:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-17 12:31:55 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 103.981° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
19
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022wnpu (also filed as us7000iqe8). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.