Texas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 AM CST (06:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 AM CST
UTC: 2026-02-17 06:01:17 UTC
Depth: 6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.667° N, 104.115° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 2
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: 7.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 3.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 274°, dip 39°, rake -59°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 57°, dip 57°, rake -112°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 47°
Stations used: 76

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

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ditcsc (also filed as us6000s9pr). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.