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M1.6 earthquake 51 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-07 06:40:14 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.701° N, 104.147° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
31

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

After

  1. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.712 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.161 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 176 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 176 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 175 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 175 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 174 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.319 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.719 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.519 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.220 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.67 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 3.117 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.619 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.819 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 171 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 171 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 171 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.618 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 171 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.150 km W of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 177 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.811 km N of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.620 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.536 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 178 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026guszdw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.