Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 55 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 55 km W of Mentone, Texas on Fri, May 22, 2026, 7:33 AM CDT (12:33 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
2026-05-22 12:33:44 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.706° N, 104.180° 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
61°
Stations used
41

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. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.515 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.925 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.025 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.36 km ESE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.549 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.548 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jzugpk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.