Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Tue, May 12, 2026, 9:09 PM CDT (02:09 UTC), 8 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
2026-05-13 02:09:03 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° N, 104.113° 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
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.615 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.525 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.428 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.531 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 139 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.124 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.656 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 144 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.819 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 144 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.610 km W of Pyote, Texas · 144 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jimdjx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.