Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 4:58 PM CST (22:58 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-24 22:58:29 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.618° N, 104.096° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
116°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.8western Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.534 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2037 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.861 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.6western Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dwkq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.