Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Aug 17, 2024, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-17 16:04:49 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.965° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
23

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. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.28 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.733 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.417 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 772 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.62 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 771 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.150 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 770 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 770 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 770 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 769 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 769 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 768 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 768 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 768 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 768 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024qdqa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.