Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 48 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 10:42 PM CST (04:42 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-21 04:42:13 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 104.167° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
24

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 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.331 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.6western Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.6western Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.6western Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dpnz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.