M1.7 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 11:11 AM CST

UTC

2024-12-16 17:11:10 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.699° N, 104.165° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

15

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast54 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast81 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast171 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast217 kmE

After

1. 2.852 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 11:49 AM CST · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 1:21 PM CST · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 2:41 PM CST · 654 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 2:47 PM CST · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.953 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 3:25 PM CST · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 16, 9:24 PM CST · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 17, 4:36 AM CST · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 17, 4:38 AM CST · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 17, 5:11 AM CST · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 17, 6:45 AM CST · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 12:54 PM CST · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 1:00 PM CST · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
13. 1.58 km NE of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 7:50 PM CST · 653 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.646 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 17, 8:58 PM CST · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.613 km SW of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 18, 3:08 PM CST · 652 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 18, 4:32 PM CST · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
17. 3.359 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 19, 1:37 AM CST · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 19, 2:04 AM CST · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 19, 4:28 AM CST · 651 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 19, 11:37 AM CST · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
21. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 19, 12:34 PM CST · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
22. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 19, 12:48 PM CST · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 19, 6:23 PM CST · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
24. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 12:01 AM CST · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 12:04 AM CST · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 3:30 AM CST · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.862 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 5:10 AM CST · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
28. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 5:53 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
29. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 6:03 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
30. 4.063 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 6:08 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
31. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 6:14 AM CST · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 6:48 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
33. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 8:37 AM CST · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
34. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 8:54 AM CST · 650 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
35. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 9:58 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
36. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 10:28 AM CST · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
37. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 10:39 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
38. 2.962 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 11:32 AM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 11:45 AM CST · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
40. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 12:07 PM CST · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
41. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 1:50 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 2:03 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 2:13 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 3:39 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 3:40 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.67 km NE of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 20, 7:28 PM CST · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 20, 8:59 PM CST · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
48. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 3:02 AM CST · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
49. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 3:19 AM CST · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
50. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 6:18 AM CST · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
51. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 8:43 AM CST · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
52. 1.94 km S of Pecos, TexasSat, Dec 21, 12:15 PM CST · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.623 km W of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Dec 21, 1:50 PM CST · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 2:04 PM CST · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 7:22 PM CST · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
56. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 9:52 PM CST · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
57. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 3:34 AM CST · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 6:47 AM CST · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
59. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 6:48 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
60. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 7:09 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.97 km NE of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 16, 4:19 AM CST · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.841 km WSW of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 12:48 AM CST · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 3.241 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 16, 12:48 AM CST · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.741 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 16, 12:30 AM CST · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.59 km SW of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 15, 1:45 PM CST · 655 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 15, 1:32 PM CST · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 15, 12:23 PM CST · 655 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 15, 12:34 AM CST · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 14, 11:59 PM CST · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 14, 8:39 PM CST · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 14, 2:53 PM CST · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 14, 9:59 AM CST · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 14, 1:21 AM CST · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 13, 9:09 PM CST · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 13, 9:08 PM CST · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 13, 4:20 PM CST · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 13, 11:43 AM CST · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 13, 8:52 AM CST · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 13, 7:35 AM CST · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 13, 7:20 AM CST · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024yquc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.