Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jul 13, 2024, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 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.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-13 23:16:18 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.692° N, 104.067° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
22

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. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 806 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.712 km N of Toyah, Texas · 806 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 805 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 805 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 805 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 805 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 805 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 805 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 805 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.610 km N of Toyah, Texas · 804 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.137 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 804 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 802 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 802 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.428 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.044 km W of Mentone, Texas · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 807 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.859 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.511 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 808 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 810 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 810 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.643 km W of Mentone, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.82 km W of Pecos, Texas · 811 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 811 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 811 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 811 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024nsfq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.