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M1.8 earthquake 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-15 07:52:00 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 103.947° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.122 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.923 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.622 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.523 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.322 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.221 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.623 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.815 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 879 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.119 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.119 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.824 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.65 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 876 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 875 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 875 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ffus. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.