Texas earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC), 6 km (4 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: 3.7 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:21 PM CDT
UTC: 2025-09-09 23:21:24 UTC
Depth: 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.635° N, 104.015° W
Region: Texas
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 4.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 316°, dip 56°, rake -86°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 128°, dip 34°, rake -96°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 41°
Stations used: 39

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

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025runsnd (also filed as us7000qv5i). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.