M1.7 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 11:31 AM CST

UTC

2022-12-24 17:31:28 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.635° N, 103.989° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

24

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast90 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast155 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast234 kmE

After

1. 2.217 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 24, 3:16 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.338 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 24, 5:13 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 24, 7:25 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 24, 7:25 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.8western TexasSat, Dec 24, 8:05 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.1western TexasSat, Dec 24, 9:44 PM CST · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 25, 1:19 AM CST · 1372 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.638 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Dec 25, 5:23 PM CST · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 26, 5:40 AM CST · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.213 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Dec 26, 8:14 AM CST · 1371 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 26, 9:43 AM CST · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.713 km N of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 26, 1:06 PM CST · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 26, 6:57 PM CST · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.9western TexasTue, Dec 27, 1:25 AM CST · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.2western TexasTue, Dec 27, 2:43 AM CST · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 27, 3:52 AM CST · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 27, 10:13 AM CST · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.4western TexasTue, Dec 27, 5:41 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 27, 6:21 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 27, 8:22 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 2.0western TexasTue, Dec 27, 8:38 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
22. 1.9western TexasTue, Dec 27, 9:33 PM CST · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.548 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 28, 3:25 AM CST · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.148 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 28, 3:33 AM CST · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.9western TexasWed, Dec 28, 11:18 AM CST · 1369 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 28, 1:01 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Dec 28, 5:05 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 28, 5:54 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
29. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasWed, Dec 28, 8:30 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
30. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 28, 9:37 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 28, 10:56 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
32. 2.0western TexasWed, Dec 28, 11:55 PM CST · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 29, 2:53 AM CST · 1368 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 29, 4:54 AM CST · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
35. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 29, 6:52 AM CST · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
36. 2.4western TexasThu, Dec 29, 9:09 AM CST · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
37. 2.2western TexasThu, Dec 29, 5:24 PM CST · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 29, 5:43 PM CST · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
39. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 29, 8:15 PM CST · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 29, 10:24 PM CST · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 30, 1:50 AM CST · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.0western TexasFri, Dec 30, 10:20 AM CST · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
43. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 30, 12:49 PM CST · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
44. 2.09 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 30, 1:52 PM CST · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
45. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 30, 4:12 PM CST · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, TexasSat, Dec 31, 7:23 AM CST · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
47. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 31, 8:34 AM CST · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
48. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 31, 7:01 PM CST · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.739 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 31, 9:56 PM CST · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 1, 2:02 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
51. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 2:08 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 1, 9:26 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
53. 2.6western TexasSun, Jan 1, 10:28 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 11:57 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
55. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 11:57 AM CST · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 2:21 PM CST · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
57. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 1, 3:23 PM CST · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
58. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 5:48 PM CST · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 1, 7:07 PM CST · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 1, 8:41 PM CST · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.4western TexasSat, Dec 24, 11:04 AM CST · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.8western TexasSat, Dec 24, 2:45 AM CST · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 24, 12:22 AM CST · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.8western TexasFri, Dec 23, 8:48 PM CST · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 23, 5:06 PM CST · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.850 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 23, 12:06 PM CST · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.016 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 23, 9:56 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.214 km E of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Dec 23, 3:51 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 23, 3:31 AM CST · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 22, 2:35 PM CST · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.234 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Dec 22, 9:59 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 22, 6:09 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 22, 3:55 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 22, 3:18 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 22, 12:58 AM CST · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
16. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 21, 7:55 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.0western TexasWed, Dec 21, 6:43 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.0western TexasWed, Dec 21, 6:29 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 21, 2:05 PM CST · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 21, 6:05 AM CST · 1376 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022zdph. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.