Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Mar 3, 2024, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC), 7 km (4 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
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-03-03 09:36:26 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.618° N, 103.986° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 325°, dip 50°, rake -60°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 103°, dip 48°, rake -121°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
24

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

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ekak (also filed as us6000mgg2). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.