Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 21:22:15 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.169° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
29

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. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 994 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 993 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 993 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.665 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 993 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 993 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 992 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.642 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 995 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ampi (also filed as us6000m2dg). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.