Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 46 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 46 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Apr 13, 2024, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-13 18:57:39 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.733° N, 104.086° 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
44°
Stations used
32

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.14 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 899 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.756 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 899 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.057 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 897 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.63 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 896 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.833 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.714 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 903 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.014 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 903 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024hhqi (also filed as us7000mbxl). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.