Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 41 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 11:46 AM CDT (16:46 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-04-21 16:46:29 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.654° N, 104.028° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
12

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. 1.611 km N of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.224 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.05 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.69 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 525 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.76 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 525 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.212 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.112 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.818 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.213 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 3.313 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.913 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.918 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.826 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025hugw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.