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M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 12:09 PM CST (18:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 55 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
2025-11-06 18:09:05 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.738° N, 104.111° 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
±0.20
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. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 331 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.837 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 330 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 330 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 330 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.919 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 329 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 329 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 329 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 329 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 329 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 329 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 329 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 328 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 327 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 327 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 327 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 327 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 326 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 326 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 326 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 326 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.149 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 325 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 325 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 325 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.814 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 324 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 324 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.232 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 324 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 323 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.58 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 331 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.55 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 331 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 331 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 331 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 332 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 332 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 332 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 333 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 333 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025vwpmlk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.