Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, May 23, 2026, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-23 17:27:20 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 103.957° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

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. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.22 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.925 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.025 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 3.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.36 km ESE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.516 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.549 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026kbzvjs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.