Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 8:37 PM CST (02:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 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
2024-01-14 02:37:25 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.639° N, 103.994° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
19

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. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.511 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.746 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 984 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 983 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.838 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.228 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.912 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 988 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.311 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 989 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024axyt. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.