Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Mar 3, 2024, 5:59 AM CST (11:59 UTC), 7 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-03 11:59:11 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.976° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
13

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

After

  1. 2.339 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.327 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.112 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 937 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.127 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.227 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ekex (also filed as us6000mggn). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.