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M1.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 1:00 PM CST (19:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-11-14 19:00:27 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.629° N, 104.019° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
19

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. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 686 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 685 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 684 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 684 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 683 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.222 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 681 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.59 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 680 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.9western Texas · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.013 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 679 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 686 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.59 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 686 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 686 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 686 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.69 km S of Toyah, Texas · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wklr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.