Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 12:47 PM CST (18:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-31 18:47:54 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.976° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
28

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. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 925 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.313 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.252 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.064 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.834 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 922 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 922 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cegj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.