Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 48 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 48 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 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: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 3:28 AM CDT
UTC: 2026-08-31 08:28:38 UTC
Depth: 8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.737° N, 104.112° W
Region: Texas
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 48°
Stations used: 53

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rcwphu (also filed as us7000td33). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.