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M1.6 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-09-15 23:23:38 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 103.973° 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
55°
Stations used
45

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. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 380 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.511 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 380 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 379 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.56 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 379 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 378 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 378 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 378 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.715 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 378 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.733 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.522 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 376 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 376 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 376 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 376 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 376 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 376 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 375 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 375 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.652 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 373 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.951 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 384 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 385 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 385 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025sfodtg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.