Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, May 26, 2024, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-26 20:42:09 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.607° N, 103.956° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
19

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. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 854 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 854 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.255 km W of Mentone, Texas · 853 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  27. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 853 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.122 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 853 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 851 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 851 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 855 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 855 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 855 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 856 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 857 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 857 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024kiim (also filed as us6000n156). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.