Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC), 6 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-05 15:00:50 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.630° N, 104.017° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
30

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.95 km N of Barstow, Texas · 725 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.88 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 725 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.52 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 722 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.166 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 718 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 718 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.132 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 718 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 717 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 717 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 717 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.526 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 717 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.820 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024tpbt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.