Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-01 02:51:27 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.084° N, 103.788° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
11

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. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.333 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.7western Texas · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.8western Texas · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.740 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.139 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.266 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.965 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.5western Texas · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.914 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021msxs. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.