Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km S of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Oct 20, 2019, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-20 19:30:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.223° N, 103.807° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2534 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2529 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2525 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2524 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2524 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2514 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2508 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2506 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2505 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2505 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2505 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2502 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2484 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.911 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 2483 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2542 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2542 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.8western Texas · 2543 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2543 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2548 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2550 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2553 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2555 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2555 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.65 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2563 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2566 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005wf1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.