Texas earthquakes

M0.4 earthquake 28 km W of Mentone, Texas

A magnitude 0.4 earthquake struck 28 km W of Mentone, Texas on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 1:54 AM CDT (06:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 32 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 06:54:50 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.743° N, 103.902° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 29 hr ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 28 hr ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 27 hr ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 27 hr ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 23 hr ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 17 hr ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 11 hr ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 10 hr ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 9 hr ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.533 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1 hr ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 hr ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.640 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 38 hr ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 39 hr ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 40 hr ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 44 hr ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 44 hr ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.929 km E of Malaga, New Mexico · 46 hr ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 46 hr ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.539 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.955 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026sphsvw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.