Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-18 03:47:19 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.634° N, 103.985° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
18

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.35 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.2western Texas · 1378 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1378 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.10 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1377 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.0western Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.159 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.214 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.016 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.8western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.4western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.8western Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1380 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.351 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 20
  12. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.5western Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1382 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.0western Texas · 1382 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1382 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1382 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yrpb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.