Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 6:34 AM CDT (11:34 UTC), 8 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-04-03 11:34:43 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.750° N, 103.819° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
22

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. 3.512 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.112 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 180 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.620 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 3.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 179 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.933 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.58 km NE of Barstow, Texas · 178 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.38 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.536 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.811 km N of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.717 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.116 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.916 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.417 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 181 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.918 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 181 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 182 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.012 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gntusb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.