Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, May 9, 2021, 11:36 PM CDT (04:36 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-10 04:36:39 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.037° N, 103.729° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.2western Texas · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.8western Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.3western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.2western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.3western Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, NM · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 3.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jcba. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.