M1.7 earthquake 36 km WSW of Mentone, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 10:21 PM CDT

UTC

2026-09-18 03:21:09 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.619° N, 103.970° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

42°

Stations used

41

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast92 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast154 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast236 kmE

After

1. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 1:11 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.854 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 1:15 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 5:04 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.76 km SE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Sep 18, 10:09 AM CDT · 4 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 6:13 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.640 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 8:16 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.540 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 8:45 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 9:15 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 18, 11:26 PM CDT · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 2:32 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Sep 19, 2:54 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Sep 19, 5:06 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Sep 19, 6:33 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.955 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 7:26 AM CDT · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.117 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Sep 19, 5:20 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 6:05 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 7:42 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 11:18 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
19. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Sep 19, 11:23 PM CDT · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 1:06 AM CDT · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Sep 20, 4:45 AM CDT · 47 hr ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 5:23 AM CDT · 46 hr ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasSun, Sep 20, 5:50 AM CDT · 46 hr ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
24. 1.539 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 6:45 AM CDT · 45 hr ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
25. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 9:17 AM CDT · 42 hr ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.621 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 12:46 PM CDT · 39 hr ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.939 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 2:00 PM CDT · 37 hr ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.929 km E of Malaga, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 1:23 PM MDT · 37 hr ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.711 km W of Balmorhea, TexasSun, Sep 20, 2:37 PM CDT · 37 hr ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 4:17 PM CDT · 35 hr ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 4:37 PM CDT · 35 hr ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 8:39 PM CDT · 31 hr ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
33. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 20, 8:56 PM CDT · 30 hr ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
34. 1.640 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoSun, Sep 20, 10:43 PM CDT · 29 hr ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 12:34 AM CDT · 27 hr ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 7:44 AM CDT · 20 hr ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, TexasMon, Sep 21, 8:12 AM CDT · 19 hr ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
38. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Sep 21, 9:07 AM CDT · 18 hr ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoMon, Sep 21, 9:22 AM CDT · 18 hr ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
40. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Sep 21, 11:37 PM CDT · 4 hr ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 22, 1:20 AM CDT · 2 hr ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 22, 2:36 AM CDT · 50 min ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
43. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 22, 3:04 AM CDT · 21 min ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 2.755 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 4:28 PM CDT · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 2:43 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 12:45 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.555 km WNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:47 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:32 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.815 km WSW of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:29 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.040 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 10:28 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, TexasThu, Sep 17, 10:22 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.740 km ESE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 10:04 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 7:51 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 7:10 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.623 km W of Toyah, TexasThu, Sep 17, 4:42 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 4:34 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 4:20 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 17, 4:04 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.719 km S of Lindsay, TexasThu, Sep 17, 3:35 AM CDT · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Sep 16, 9:46 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Sep 16, 7:54 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Sep 16, 4:00 PM CDT · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Sep 16, 3:32 PM CDT · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sjnlig. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.