Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 47 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-12 08:47:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.602° N, 104.218° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2271 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.69 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.554 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.4western Texas · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.630 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  30. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2221 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.145 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2216 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.748 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2213 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.79 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2280 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2281 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.6western Texas · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2291 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2291 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.415 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

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