Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jan 27, 2024, 1:04 AM CST (07:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 51 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-27 07:04:20 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.966° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
12

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. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.924 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 927 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.611 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.313 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bwbc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.