Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 6:21 AM CST (12:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 51 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-18 12:21:31 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.704° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

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. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 587 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 586 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.122 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 586 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 585 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 95
  2. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.019 km S of Barstow, Texas · 589 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 589 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025dkqp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.