Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 34 km NNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 5:33 PM CST (23:33 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-08 23:33:09 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.975° N, 103.786° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
19

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

After

  1. 2.238 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 598 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas · 595 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.821 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 594 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.721 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 594 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.837 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 5.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1,974
  47. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 72
  48. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 161
  51. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 32
  53. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 15
  54. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  55. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 598 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 600 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 600 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 600 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 600 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.541 km W of Mentone, Texas · 601 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ctfv (also filed as us7000pcnu). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.