Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sat, May 30, 2026, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC), 9 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: 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: TX
Local time: Sat, May 30, 2026, 3:28 AM CDT
UTC: 2026-05-30 08:28:29 UTC
Depth: 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.604° N, 103.954° W
Region: Texas
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 28 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 40 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 58°
Stations used: 24

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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

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026koeaof (also filed as us7000sphy). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.