Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, May 15, 2025, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-05-15 18:38:21 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.740° N, 104.121° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.125 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 502 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.820 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 502 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.353 km W of Mentone, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.520 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.812 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 500 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.237 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 499 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.722 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 499 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 499 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.727 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 498 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.123 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.723 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.124 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 497 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 504 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.639 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025jmgi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.