M2.8 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 11:06 AM CST

UTC

2019-12-21 17:06:51 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.658° N, 104.223° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

51

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast59 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast85 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast177 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast212 kmE

After

1. 2.619 km E of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Dec 26, 2:39 PM CST · 2470 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.959 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 12:08 AM CST · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.851 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 10:29 AM CST · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoSun, Dec 29, 9:01 PM CST · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.951 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 2, 10:03 AM CST · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 17, 10:34 PM CST · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
7. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 20, 10:59 AM CST · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
8. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jan 20, 8:29 PM CST · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 23, 5:41 AM CST · 2443 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Jan 23, 9:14 PM CST · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
11. 3.159 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 25, 5:37 AM CST · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 25, 11:29 AM CST · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.940 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Jan 28, 2:06 PM CST · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.740 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Jan 29, 2:10 AM CST · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 29, 2:57 AM CST · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.639 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:25 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
17. 3.640 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:27 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.740 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Jan 30, 9:29 PM CST · 2435 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 31, 12:19 AM CST · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 31, 12:41 AM CST · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
21. 1.639 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 31, 6:49 AM CST · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
22. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 2, 4:10 AM CST · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 2, 6:33 AM CST · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
24. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Feb 6, 1:32 AM CST · 2429 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Feb 6, 8:04 AM CST · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.6western TexasSat, Feb 8, 7:22 AM CST · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 9, 1:34 AM CST · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 10, 5:20 AM CST · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Feb 11, 3:47 AM CST · 2424 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.815 km NW of Barstow, TexasWed, Feb 12, 9:26 AM CST · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Feb 14, 10:45 PM CST · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
32. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Feb 15, 4:37 PM CST · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Feb 16, 11:41 AM CST · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
34. 1.710 km SW of Lindsay, TexasSun, Feb 16, 11:45 AM CST · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
35. 2.355 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 17, 11:40 PM CST · 2417 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
36. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Feb 18, 7:22 AM CST · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
37. 3.940 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Feb 18, 7:28 AM CST · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4

Before

1. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 18, 5:23 AM CST · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 3.850 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 17, 5:16 AM CST · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.616 km S of Lindsay, TexasSun, Dec 15, 4:42 PM CST · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 10, 7:47 AM CST · 2486 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
5. 3.011 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, Dec 9, 11:15 PM CST · 2487 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
6. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Nov 28, 10:38 PM CST · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Nov 28, 6:52 AM CST · 2498 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 25, 11:42 AM CST · 2501 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Nov 25, 11:22 AM CST · 2501 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, TexasMon, Nov 25, 11:12 AM CST · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.644 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Nov 25, 3:01 AM CST · 2502 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Nov 22, 4:49 PM CST · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006pgj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.