Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Mar 23, 2024, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC), 6 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-23 05:37:43 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.594° N, 103.901° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
12

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. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.18 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 917 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.013 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 914 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.813 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 914 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.966 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 912 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 912 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.931 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.131 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.230 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.531 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fugl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.