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M1.8 earthquake 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 2:36 AM CST (08:36 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-12 08:36:31 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.588° N, 103.906° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
22

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. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.837 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 596 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 5.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1,974
  15. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 72
  16. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 161
  19. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 32
  21. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  37. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.753 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  42. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 591 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.019 km S of Barstow, Texas · 591 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 597 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 597 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.821 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 597 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas · 597 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025czke. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.