M1.6 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 4:09 AM CST

UTC

2022-12-12 10:09:07 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.610° N, 103.962° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

23

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast94 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast153 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast237 kmE

After

1. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 12, 7:16 AM CST · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 12, 4:13 PM CST · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 12, 6:17 PM CST · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 13, 1:30 AM CST · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.1western TexasTue, Dec 13, 1:49 AM CST · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.1western TexasTue, Dec 13, 3:25 AM CST · 1388 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.064 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 13, 8:41 AM CST · 1388 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.37 km SW of Lindsay, TexasTue, Dec 13, 1:14 PM CST · 1387 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.1western TexasTue, Dec 13, 2:59 PM CST · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 13, 7:14 PM CST · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.730 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 13, 9:55 PM CST · 1387 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 14, 3:49 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 14, 4:51 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
14. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 14, 7:50 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 14, 8:21 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 14, 8:55 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 14, 9:07 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
18. 3.336 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 14, 9:20 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
19. 3.051 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 14, 9:48 AM CST · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 14, 10:35 AM CST · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 14, 1:47 PM CST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
22. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 14, 4:54 PM CST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
23. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 15, 2:41 AM CST · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
24. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 15, 7:13 AM CST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
25. 2.3western TexasThu, Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
26. 1.9western TexasThu, Dec 15, 11:45 AM CST · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 15, 2:23 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
28. 2.0western TexasThu, Dec 15, 2:25 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
29. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 15, 2:35 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
30. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 15, 4:17 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.5western TexasThu, Dec 15, 5:05 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Dec 15, 6:36 PM CST · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
33. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 16, 2:58 AM CST · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 20
34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 16, 3:11 AM CST · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.351 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 16, 4:53 PM CST · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
36. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 16, 5:47 PM CST · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
37. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 16, 9:48 PM CST · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, TexasFri, Dec 16, 10:45 PM CST · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 17, 4:23 AM CST · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
40. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 17, 4:36 AM CST · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 17, 7:19 AM CST · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 17, 8:45 AM CST · 1384 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
43. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 17, 8:14 PM CST · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
44. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 17, 9:47 PM CST · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
45. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 17, 10:49 PM CST · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 17, 11:01 PM CST · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 18, 4:17 AM CST · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
48. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 18, 7:09 AM CST · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
49. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 18, 10:32 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
50. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 18, 11:38 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
51. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 18, 11:56 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
52. 2.35 km SSE of Pecos, TexasSun, Dec 18, 1:41 PM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
53. 2.1western TexasSun, Dec 18, 2:17 PM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.0western TexasMon, Dec 19, 12:07 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
55. 1.8western TexasMon, Dec 19, 1:00 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
56. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 19, 4:46 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 19, 8:39 AM CST · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
58. 2.2western TexasMon, Dec 19, 11:33 AM CST · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
59. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Dec 19, 12:36 PM CST · 1381 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
60. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 19, 12:39 PM CST · 1381 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.838 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Dec 11, 11:35 PM CST · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.0western TexasSun, Dec 11, 7:21 PM CST · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.3western TexasSun, Dec 11, 9:54 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.958 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 11, 8:21 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 11, 7:40 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 11, 2:18 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
7. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 11, 2:11 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.9western TexasSun, Dec 11, 2:09 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.0western TexasSun, Dec 11, 1:10 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
10. 3.454 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 11, 1:06 AM CST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.4western TexasSat, Dec 10, 5:29 PM CST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 10, 3:59 PM CST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 10, 10:14 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 10, 8:09 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 10, 3:26 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 10, 3:22 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.1western TexasSat, Dec 10, 2:51 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 10, 2:49 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 10, 1:26 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.758 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 10, 12:13 AM CST · 1391 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yhcq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.