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M1.6 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-08-24 04:11:10 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.609° N, 103.964° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
29

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. 3.150 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.139 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.556 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.78 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 37 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.528 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.016 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 36 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.623 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.816 km NW of Mentone, Texas · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 41 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qprzes. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.