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M2.0 earthquake 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2024-09-16 20:06:15 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.622° N, 104.004° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
27

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. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.440 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.961 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.65 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.612 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 741 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.961 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.511 km N of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.532 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.516 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 744 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 745 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.932 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 745 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.118 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 746 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024sgtf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.