M2.6 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, May 6, 2020, 4:50 AM CDT

UTC

2020-05-06 09:50:12 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.657° N, 104.240° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

81

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast61 kmW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast85 kmS
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast178 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast210 kmE

After

1. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 7, 5:59 AM CDT · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 8, 5:57 PM CDT · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, May 11, 4:28 PM CDT · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 12, 12:38 PM CDT · 2335 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
5. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, May 13, 6:52 AM CDT · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
6. 3.043 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, May 13, 3:39 PM CDT · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 18, 8:15 AM CDT · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 21, 3:47 PM CDT · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, TexasThu, May 21, 11:06 PM CDT · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 12:08 AM CDT · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 5:48 AM CDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
12. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 3:07 PM CDT · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 4:21 PM CDT · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, May 31, 8:29 AM CDT · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
15. 3.2western TexasThu, Jun 4, 9:41 PM CDT · 2311 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
16. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDT · 2310 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 9, 5:00 PM CDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 11, 2:15 AM CDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 12, 1:26 AM CDT · 2304 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jun 16, 10:43 PM CDT · 2299 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jun 23, 1:49 AM CDT · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 23, 3:01 AM CDT · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
23. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jun 23, 5:57 AM CDT · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 23, 11:14 AM CDT · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
25. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Jun 24, 7:27 AM CDT · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jun 27, 5:11 AM CDT · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
27. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jun 30, 7:13 PM CDT · 2285 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.6western TexasWed, Jul 1, 1:55 AM CDT · 2285 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
29. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Jul 4, 2:53 AM CDT · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, TexasSat, Jul 4, 12:58 PM CDT · 2281 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 1, 1:33 AM CDT · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:49 AM CDT · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:46 AM CDT · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT · 2347 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 12:24 AM CDT · 2347 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 25, 10:00 AM CDT · 2352 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.635 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Apr 22, 11:34 PM CDT · 2354 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 17, 5:11 PM CDT · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
9. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 16, 8:01 AM CDT · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
10. 3.140 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Apr 14, 5:17 AM CDT · 2363 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDT · 2363 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.9western TexasMon, Apr 13, 5:22 AM CDT · 2364 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Apr 12, 12:57 AM CDT · 2365 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
14. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 11, 10:11 PM CDT · 2365 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009ayp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.