Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 11:39 PM CST (05:39 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-10 05:39:44 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.739° N, 104.118° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 930 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.313 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.252 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.064 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 933 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ewmx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.