Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 33 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 8:12 PM CST (02:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-12-28 02:12:25 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.592° N, 103.922° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
23

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. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.745 km W of Mentone, Texas · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.134 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.722 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.938 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 641 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 641 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 641 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.719 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 640 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.09 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 640 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.161 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.732 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 639 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.113 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.033 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.133 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.333 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.332 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.533 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 644 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 644 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 645 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 645 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024zlom. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.