Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 4:50 AM CST (10:50 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
2021-03-06 10:50:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.506° N, 104.005° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.865 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.724 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.666 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.7western Texas · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.251 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.033 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.121 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.68 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.93 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 2026 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.066 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.635 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.765 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.7western Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.346 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021entr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.