Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 9:56 AM CST (15:56 UTC), 7 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-25 15:56:11 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.661° N, 104.205° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
14

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.8western Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.861 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.8western Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.4western Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dxsf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.