Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 10:40 AM CDT (15:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-08-12 15:40:01 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.708° N, 104.167° 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
67°
Stations used
32

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. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.036 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 415 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 414 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 414 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 414 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 414 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 414 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 414 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.955 km W of Mentone, Texas · 413 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 413 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 412 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.132 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 412 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 411 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 411 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 411 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.614 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 411 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.111 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 411 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 410 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.454 km W of Mentone, Texas · 410 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.549 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 410 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 410 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.513 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 410 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 409 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 409 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.212 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 409 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 3.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 409 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 409 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 408 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 408 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.59 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 408 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.836 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.836 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 408 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.523 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 408 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 408 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.624 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 407 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.323 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 415 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 415 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.823 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 415 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 415 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 416 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 416 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025puocic. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.