Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 7:08 PM CST (01:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-03 01:08:59 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.737° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.164 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.627 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.124 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.127 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.712 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.527 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.351 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.019 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 947 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024adth. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.