Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 00:06:56 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.517° N, 104.014° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
9

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.117 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.530 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.5western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.0western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.2western Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.533 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2017 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.249 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021foiz. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.