Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Mentone, Texas on Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 6:45 AM CDT (11:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-08 11:45:28 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.790° N, 103.742° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
34°
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: 167 since this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.131 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.519 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.86 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.017 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.842 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.716 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.517 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.548 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.619 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.149 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.618 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.947 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.519 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.518 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.921 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.725 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.533 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.833 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026rruxwl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.