Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-08 17:12:21 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.735° N, 104.107° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
38

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. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.28 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1388 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.1western Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.4western Texas · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.0western Texas · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.9western Texas · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.3western Texas · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.0western Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1385 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.1western Texas · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.1western Texas · 1384 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.37 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1384 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.1western Texas · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1384 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.3western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.9western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.0western Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.5western Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1391 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yaip (also filed as us6000j7yy). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.