Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 12:39 AM CST (06:39 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-20 06:39:46 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.632° N, 103.984° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
17

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. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.10 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1377 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.159 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.214 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.016 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.8western Texas · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.8western Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.4western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.8western Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.1western Texas · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.213 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1371 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.9western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.2western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.4western Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.0western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.9western Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.9western Texas · 1369 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1378 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.2western Texas · 1378 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.8western Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.1western Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.35 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yvlu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.