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M2.8 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 11:38 PM CST (05:38 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-04 05:38:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.603° N, 104.250° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2155 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.725 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2143 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Barstow, Texas · 2137 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2136 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2133 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2129 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2127 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2127 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2125 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2117 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 2115 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.615 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2108 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2158 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.846 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ca76. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.