Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 3:03 PM CST (21:03 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-29 21:03:46 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.702° N, 104.147° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.959 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.165 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.45 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.633 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.56 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024catu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.