Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 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.

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-26 21:09:12 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.639° N, 104.232° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
17

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 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.861 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.8western Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.4western Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.346 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 3.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.7western Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.765 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.8western Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dzyb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.