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M1.6 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-29 09:52:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.695° N, 104.147° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
18

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. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 699 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 698 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 697 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 695 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 695 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 695 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.78 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 695 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 695 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 695 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 694 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 694 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.534 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 694 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 694 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 694 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 694 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.248 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.528 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 704 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024vgnn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.