Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 9:29 PM CST (03:29 UTC), 7 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 03:29:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.692° N, 104.162° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
25

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.113 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 636 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 635 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 635 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 634 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 634 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 633 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.77 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 633 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 632 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 632 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.021 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.560 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 632 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 631 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 631 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 4.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 631 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 13
  39. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 631 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 629 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 629 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 629 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 629 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 629 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 637 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025adxx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.