Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, May 13, 2025, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 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
2025-05-14 02:27:47 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.740° N, 104.127° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
16

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.820 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 501 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.353 km W of Mentone, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.520 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.812 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 500 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.237 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.639 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.360 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.825 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.458 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jjev. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.