Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-12 13:47:35 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.743° N, 104.120° 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
58°
Stations used
28

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. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.018 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.861 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.018 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.450 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 535 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 535 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.617 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 534 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 534 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 534 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.052 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 533 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 532 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.826 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.518 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.519 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 536 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 536 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 537 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.533 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.132 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 538 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 538 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 539 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025hdpd (also filed as us6000q5mj). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.