Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-31 22:18:46 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.137° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
46

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

After

  1. 2.116 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.922 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 186 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.321 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.012 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 185 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.918 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 185 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.417 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.916 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 3.512 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 3.112 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.620 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 184 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.622 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.322 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.622 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.816 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 188 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gjbzzn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.