Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-22 00:25:43 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.069° N, 103.718° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
12

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.9western Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.3western Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.6western Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sojr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.