Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, May 14, 2024, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-15 00:13:44 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.638° N, 104.029° 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
39°
Stations used
26

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. 2.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.860 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.560 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 863 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.63 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 868 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.763 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 868 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.521 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.025 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.160 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 869 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.631 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 869 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jmrj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.