Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km W of Mentone, Texas on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 10:02 AM CDT (15:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 15:02:29 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.704° N, 104.183° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
40

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 202 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 56 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 56 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.829 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.163 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 54 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 54 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 54 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 53 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.656 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.810 km W of Pyote, Texas · 50 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 49 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.711 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 48 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.74 km S of Pecos, Texas · 48 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.518 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 47 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.528 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 56 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.720 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.028 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 57 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 57 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 58 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026phqsnb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.