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M1.5 earthquake 48 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 9:07 AM CDT (14:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2019-10-22 14:07:45 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.625° N, 104.146° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2506 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2504 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.726 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.8western Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2551 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2564 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2019usfw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.