Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 3:12 AM CST (09:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-15 09:12:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.571° N, 104.027° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

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 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.7western Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.8western Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.832 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.348 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.833 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.331 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.736 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dexw. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.