Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 24, 2022, 1:19 PM CST (19:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-24 19:19:16 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.624° N, 103.997° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
22

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 tx2022xaxt (also filed as us7000itcq). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC.