M1.7 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 1:34 PM CDT

UTC

2020-08-18 18:34:13 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.657° N, 104.226° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.00

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

19

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast60 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast85 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast177 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast212 kmE

After

1. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Aug 18, 4:08 PM CDT · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.630 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Aug 21, 2:49 PM CDT · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Aug 21, 10:06 PM CDT · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 23, 8:40 AM CDT · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, TexasSun, Aug 23, 5:07 PM CDT · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 30, 7:47 PM CDT · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Aug 30, 11:23 PM CDT · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
8. 3.347 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Sep 1, 11:51 PM CDT · 2220 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
9. 3.145 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Sep 1, 11:52 PM CDT · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.547 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 12:18 AM CDT · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.847 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 9:13 AM CDT · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
12. 3.048 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Sep 2, 10:52 PM CDT · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 3, 11:05 AM CDT · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 4, 8:26 AM CDT · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
15. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Sep 4, 3:42 PM CDT · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.847 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Sep 5, 9:13 AM CDT · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 6, 7:04 AM CDT · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 6, 4:13 PM CDT · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.049 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 6, 8:16 PM CDT · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.748 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Sep 6, 8:18 PM CDT · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
21. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 7, 11:49 AM CDT · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
22. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Sep 9, 10:29 PM CDT · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.550 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Sep 14, 1:05 AM CDT · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 4:18 AM CDT · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
25. 2.651 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Sep 14, 9:06 AM CDT · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
26. 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, Sep 14, 9:14 AM CDT · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 5:40 PM CDT · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
28. 3.150 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Sep 14, 9:52 PM CDT · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Sep 15, 2:48 PM CDT · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
30. 3.550 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Sep 18, 4:48 PM CDT · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
31. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Sep 18, 5:06 PM CDT · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
32. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM CDT · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
33. 2.651 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Sep 24, 12:10 PM CDT · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
34. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 5:19 PM CDT · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
35. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Sep 24, 6:14 PM CDT · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
36. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 2:46 AM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:09 AM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
38. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Sep 25, 11:10 AM CDT · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Sep 27, 10:57 PM CDT · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
40. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 1, 2:02 PM CDT · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
41. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Oct 2, 11:08 PM CDT · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
42. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 8:43 AM CDT · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
43. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Oct 7, 10:40 AM CDT · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
44. 2.538 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Oct 8, 5:00 PM CDT · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
45. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:35 PM CDT · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
46. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Oct 8, 10:40 PM CDT · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
47. 2.5western TexasSat, Oct 10, 3:14 AM CDT · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Oct 11, 1:44 AM CDT · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
49. 3.048 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 14, 11:29 PM CDT · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
50. 2.552 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Oct 16, 12:43 AM CDT · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

1. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 10:12 PM CDT · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 9:20 PM CDT · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Aug 17, 8:42 PM CDT · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Aug 16, 5:29 AM CDT · 2236 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.4western TexasSun, Aug 16, 5:04 AM CDT · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.547 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Aug 15, 9:18 PM CDT · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Aug 15, 2:15 AM CDT · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Aug 14, 11:57 PM CDT · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
9. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Aug 13, 10:26 AM CDT · 2239 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.648 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Aug 7, 6:30 AM CDT · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Aug 6, 1:23 PM CDT · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.859 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Aug 5, 2:40 AM CDT · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Aug 4, 12:25 PM CDT · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jul 28, 10:10 PM CDT · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jul 27, 1:05 AM CDT · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jul 26, 10:17 AM CDT · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jul 25, 10:38 AM CDT · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
18. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Jul 20, 11:38 AM CDT · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020qfql. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.