Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 11:05 PM CST (05:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-28 05:05:38 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.110° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
20

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. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 942 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.934 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.227 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  54. 3.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 943 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 943 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ecjg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.