Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km W of Mentone, Texas on Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 55 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
2026-06-18 08:46:26 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.731° N, 104.118° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
28

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. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 106 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.335 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.95 km SSE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 105 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 104 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 103 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.821 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 103 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.612 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 103 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 103 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 102 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 102 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.918 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 102 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 102 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 101 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 101 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 101 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 100 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 100 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.817 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 100 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 100 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 100 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.565 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.711 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.648 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 99 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 98 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 98 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.710 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 97 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.836 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 97 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 97 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 96 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 96 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 96 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 96 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 95 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 95 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 95 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 95 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 107 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.917 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 108 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.620 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico · 109 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 109 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 109 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.528 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 110 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026lxblml. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.