Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 50 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC), 7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 03:41:09 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.704° N, 104.132° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
20

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. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.737 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 709 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 709 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 708 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 708 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 708 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 708 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.813 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 706 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 706 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 706 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 706 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 706 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 704 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.249 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.947 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.857 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.452 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.748 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 713 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 714 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024upps. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.