Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 3:22 AM CST (09:22 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-06 09:22:00 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.104° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
19

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. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.618 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 934 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 933 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.77 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.127 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024epmg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.