Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-24 21:59:18 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.707° N, 104.175° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
40

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

After

  1. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.919 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.619 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.053 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.852 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.79 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.64 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.55 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.65 km SSE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.98 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ibctij. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.