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M1.9 earthquake 32 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 10:03 AM CDT (15:03 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-09-15 15:03:47 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 103.928° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
34

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. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.039 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 745 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.440 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.961 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.65 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.511 km N of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.118 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 747 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024senp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.