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M1.9 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 5:58 AM CDT (10:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-07-27 10:58:16 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.619° N, 103.968° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 799 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.324 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 798 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 798 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 797 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.037 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 796 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.515 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.928 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 795 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 794 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.729 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.727 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 801 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 801 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 802 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 802 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024oqwj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.