Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 1:26 AM CDT (06:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-06-12 06:26:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.605° N, 104.193° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2286 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.6western Texas · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2278 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2269 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2268 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.2western Texas · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.043 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aagq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.