Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC), 7 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-12 08:14:39 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.697° N, 104.116° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
19

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. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 748 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 748 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.118 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.932 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.516 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 744 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.440 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.961 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.65 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 749 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.918 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 749 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 749 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 749 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 750 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 750 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024rynp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.