Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Feb 5, 2024, 3:19 PM CST (21:19 UTC), 7 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-05 21:19:55 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.163° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
18

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

After

  1. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.562 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.740 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.034 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.422 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.741 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.640 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.121 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.9western Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cnov. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.