Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, May 13, 2024, 1:52 AM CDT (06:52 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-05-13 06:52:37 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.942° N, 103.778° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
21

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.160 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.025 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 871 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 870 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.763 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.63 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 870 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.141 km W of Mentone, Texas · 870 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.860 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 872 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 872 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 873 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 873 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.065 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 874 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jjnn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.