Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jan 27, 2024, 9:54 PM CST (03:54 UTC), 7 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-28 03:54:59 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.705° N, 104.139° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
24

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. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.149 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 976 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.633 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 976 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 976 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.959 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 975 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 975 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 975 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.641 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.041 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bxqj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.