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M2.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 3:23 AM CST (09:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-09 09:23:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.634° N, 104.021° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
42

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. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.622 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.435 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.252 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.811 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 941 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024apiq (also filed as us6000m2p1). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.