M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Toyah, Texas

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

TX

Local time

Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 10:56 AM CST

UTC

2020-12-16 16:56:47 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.393° N, 103.781° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

11

• Pecos, TexasPopulation 9,517. Forecast28 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast122 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast143 kmWSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast257 kmE

After

1. 3.322 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Dec 17, 4:23 AM CST · 2117 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 17, 10:45 PM CST · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 23, 12:38 PM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 24, 4:53 AM CST · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 27, 8:50 AM CST · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 27, 1:01 PM CST · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.652 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Dec 31, 9:43 AM CST · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 1, 12:00 PM CST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 1, 1:58 PM CST · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.952 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 3, 11:07 AM CST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 5, 7:43 PM CST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 6, 7:50 AM CST · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 6, 11:33 AM CST · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
14. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 6, 10:55 PM CST · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 8, 6:12 AM CST · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 10:50 AM CST · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 3:38 PM CST · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 9, 8:50 PM CST · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jan 12, 9:09 AM CST · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 13, 6:08 AM CST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
21. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 13, 6:11 AM CST · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
22. 2.514 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Jan 15, 5:19 PM CST · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 15, 10:40 PM CST · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 17, 11:14 AM CST · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
25. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 17, 1:03 PM CST · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.461 km NNE of Van Horn, TexasTue, Jan 19, 4:16 AM CST · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 19, 3:06 PM CST · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
28. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 20, 2:22 AM CST · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
29. 2.551 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 24, 5:31 AM CST · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 24, 6:12 AM CST · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.354 km W of Mentone, TexasSun, Jan 24, 7:59 PM CST · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
32. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 25, 8:28 AM CST · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jan 27, 1:37 PM CST · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.560 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 27, 4:05 PM CST · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Jan 29, 1:15 AM CST · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 29, 10:23 AM CST · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
37. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 29, 6:10 PM CST · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
38. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Jan 29, 11:59 PM CST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
39. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 1:13 AM CST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 2:23 AM CST · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 3:04 AM CST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
42. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 3:10 AM CST · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
43. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 8:16 AM CST · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 4:47 PM CST · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jan 30, 5:11 PM CST · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
46. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 31, 2:27 AM CST · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
47. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 31, 10:50 AM CST · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
48. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 31, 11:43 AM CST · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
49. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Jan 31, 6:58 PM CST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
50. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:27 AM CST · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
51. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:35 AM CST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
52. 3.159 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 1, 9:03 PM CST · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
53. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Feb 3, 1:37 PM CST · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Feb 5, 11:22 PM CST · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
55. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 5:29 AM CST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 1:12 PM CST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Feb 7, 1:19 PM CST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
58. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 4:27 AM CST · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
59. 3.849 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 4:39 AM CST · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
60. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Feb 8, 7:53 AM CST · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

1. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 14, 11:13 PM CST · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:52 PM CST · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 11, 9:50 PM CST · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 8, 3:24 AM CST · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 6, 4:47 PM CST · 2127 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 6, 3:58 AM CST · 2128 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 4, 7:27 PM CST · 2129 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
8. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 4, 1:21 PM CST · 2130 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 2, 2:58 PM CST · 2132 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 1, 6:27 AM CST · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.519 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 29, 4:44 AM CST · 2135 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.520 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 29, 3:26 AM CST · 2135 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 3.620 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 29, 3:20 AM CST · 2135 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Nov 28, 10:56 AM CST · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Nov 25, 10:00 PM CST · 2138 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Nov 25, 8:30 AM CST · 2139 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.79 km N of Barstow, TexasTue, Nov 24, 8:08 PM CST · 2139 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Nov 22, 3:45 PM CST · 2141 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
19. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Nov 18, 6:40 PM CST · 2145 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020yqtp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.