Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-18 03:12:35 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.480° N, 103.954° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.630 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2230 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.531 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2218 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.219 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2207 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.538 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.5western Texas · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2236 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.4western Texas · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2239 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.825 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.020 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.421 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.532 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bgcx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.