Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Jun 12, 2024, 12:07 PM CDT (17:07 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-06-12 17:07:30 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.647° N, 104.020° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
29

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. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 838 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 838 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 837 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.438 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 837 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.512 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 836 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.613 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 836 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 836 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 836 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 835 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.266 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.19 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.466 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 835 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.27 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 3.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 834 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 838 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 839 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 839 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 840 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 840 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 840 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 840 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 840 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 841 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024lncy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.