Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 54 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 9:49 PM CST (03:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 03:49:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.174° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
38

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. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.825 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.825 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.727 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.627 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.115 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.622 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.811 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 941 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024algp (also filed as us6000m2an). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.