Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 UTC), 9 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-17 12:25:16 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.967° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
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. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.531 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.230 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.131 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.931 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.631 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.712 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.955 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 926 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fjuu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.