Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 61 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-28 01:30:47 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.739° N, 104.119° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
16

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. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.057 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.63 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 889 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.833 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.821 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 887 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 887 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.613 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ecce. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.