M1.7 earthquake 15 km NW of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 8:15 AM CST

UTC

2024-12-24 14:15:41 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.797° N, 103.720° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

15

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast15 kmNW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast84 kmSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast128 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast259 kmE

After

1. 2.046 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 24, 10:40 AM CST · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.446 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 24, 12:09 PM CST · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 24, 3:56 PM CST · 646 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Dec 24, 7:30 PM CST · 646 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.648 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 24, 9:19 PM CST · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 1:06 PM CST · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 2:03 PM CST · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 5:10 PM CST · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 9:31 PM CST · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 9:50 PM CST · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 10:54 PM CST · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 25, 11:57 PM CST · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 26, 1:17 AM CST · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 26, 1:51 AM CST · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 26, 5:11 AM CST · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.545 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 26, 11:14 AM CST · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 26, 5:47 PM CST · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 26, 6:48 PM CST · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.728 km S of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Dec 26, 6:09 PM MST · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 26, 10:13 PM CST · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 26, 11:30 PM CST · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 27, 1:00 AM CST · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 27, 8:54 AM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 11:52 AM CST · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 3:43 PM CST · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 4:01 PM CST · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
27. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 4:11 PM CST · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.333 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 4:25 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 4:58 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 27, 5:02 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
31. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 5:07 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 5:46 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 6:18 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
34. 2.033 km WSW of Mentone, TexasFri, Dec 27, 6:50 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 7:06 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
36. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 7:14 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 7:39 PM CST · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
38. 2.233 km WSW of Mentone, TexasFri, Dec 27, 8:12 PM CST · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 9:06 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
40. 1.745 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Dec 27, 9:31 PM CST · 643 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 10:05 PM CST · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 27, 10:34 PM CST · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 28, 6:27 AM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
44. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 28, 8:57 AM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 28, 10:25 AM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
46. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 28, 4:16 PM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
47. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 28, 6:52 PM CST · 642 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.134 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 28, 8:25 PM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 29, 2:34 AM CST · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
50. 1.722 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Dec 29, 4:21 AM CST · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 29, 7:14 AM CST · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
52. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 7:57 AM CST · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 11:24 AM CST · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 29, 7:12 PM CST · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
55. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 30, 3:35 AM CST · 640 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
56. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 30, 1:25 PM CST · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
57. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 30, 8:11 PM CST · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
58. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 31, 12:20 AM CST · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
59. 1.554 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 31, 12:42 AM CST · 640 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
60. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 31, 5:39 AM CST · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 24, 7:37 AM CST · 646 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.031 km WSW of Mentone, TexasTue, Dec 24, 5:28 AM CST · 646 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.753 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Dec 23, 11:12 PM CST · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 23, 9:05 PM CST · 647 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 23, 5:32 PM CST · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.963 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 23, 3:58 PM CST · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 23, 2:27 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.66 km NE of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 8:15 PM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 3:34 PM CST · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Dec 22, 12:32 PM CST · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 12:12 PM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 9:05 AM CST · 648 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 7:34 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 7:09 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 22, 6:48 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 6:47 AM CST · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 22, 3:34 AM CST · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 9:52 PM CST · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 7:22 PM CST · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 21, 2:04 PM CST · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024zfei. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.