Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 5:47 AM CDT (10:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km WNW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-13 10:47:42 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.734° N, 104.116° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
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. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.518 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 202 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.619 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.719 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 201 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.646 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 201 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 200 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 200 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 200 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 200 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.755 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 200 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 199 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.952 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.654 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.560 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 197 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 203 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 204 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 204 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.89 km S of Toyah, Texas · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 205 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026fbdzwk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.