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M2.0 earthquake 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 4:32 AM CDT (09:32 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-08 09:32:09 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.608° N, 103.941° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

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. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.713 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 752 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.958 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.058 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 752 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.022 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 751 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.659 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 751 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.511 km W of Pyote, Texas · 751 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 751 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.532 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.918 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.63 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.05 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.921 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 748 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 3.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  56. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 753 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.950 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 753 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 753 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.359 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 754 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.634 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 755 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024rrid. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.