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M1.7 earthquake 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Aug 24, 2025, 8:28 AM CDT (13:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 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
2025-08-24 13:28:41 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 103.981° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
27

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. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 404 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 403 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 403 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 403 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 403 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 403 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 403 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 403 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 402 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 402 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.424 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 402 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 402 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 401 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 401 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 401 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 401 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 401 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 401 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 400 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 400 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 399 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 399 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.617 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.615 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.448 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.631 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 397 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.236 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 397 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 404 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 404 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 404 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 404 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 404 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 405 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 405 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 405 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 405 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 406 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 406 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 407 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025qqklsb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.