Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 11:44 PM CST (05:44 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-27 05:44:06 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.587° N, 103.907° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
11

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. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 579 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 579 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 578 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.840 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 577 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.932 km WNW of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.036 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.333 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 576 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 23
  27. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 575 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 574 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 574 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 573 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  55. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 572 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 572 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.610 km E of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.330 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 582 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.930 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 583 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025eapa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.