Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, May 20, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT (12:00 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-20 12:00:07 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.742° N, 104.116° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
25

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. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.717 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.852 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.463 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.134 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 861 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.511 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 860 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 860 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 860 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.363 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 859 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 858 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 858 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 864 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jwse. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.