Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 00:47:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.607° N, 104.249° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2156 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.725 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2144 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.79 km N of Barstow, Texas · 2138 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2130 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2128 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2128 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2127 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2126 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 2116 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.615 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2105 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2105 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.5western Texas · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.538 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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