Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-19 02:34:59 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 103.937° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.1 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.018 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.613 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.816 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.527 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 890 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.937 km W of Mentone, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.520 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.320 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 887 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 887 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.458 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.421 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.821 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.833 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.63 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 893 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 893 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024hriz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.