Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Feb 1, 2024, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-01 20:50:15 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.736° N, 104.122° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
32

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.45 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 968 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.662 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.737 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.9western Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.79 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cgfv (also filed as us7000lw1c). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.