Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 28, 2022, 3:25 AM CST (09:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-28 09:25:34 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.110° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
21

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. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.9western Texas · 1370 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.050 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.0western Texas · 1370 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1370 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.4western Texas · 1369 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.09 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1368 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1368 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1367 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1367 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.6western Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.2western Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.7western Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1365 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.4western Texas · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.2western Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.9western Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.450 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1372 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.713 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.213 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1373 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.1western Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.8western Texas · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022zkhg (also filed as us7000j0lk). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.