Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 2:47 PM CST (20:47 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-12-16 20:47:11 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 103.956° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
14

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. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.58 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.646 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.613 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 652 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 651 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 4.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.78 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.67 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.94 km S of Pecos, Texas · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.623 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.97 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.741 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.59 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 655 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 655 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024yrbj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.