Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Dec 3, 2025, 4:53 PM CST (22:53 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-03 22:53:02 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.708° N, 104.021° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
36

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

After

  1. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.730 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 300 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 300 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.411 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.511 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.510 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 297 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.811 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.416 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.912 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 294 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.032 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 294 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 300 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.913 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 301 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.246 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 301 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 302 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 302 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025xunkmi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.