Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT (09:30 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-23 09:30:34 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 104.253° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
29

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. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.945 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.0western Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.6western Texas · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, TX · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.25 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.2western Texas · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.5western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fsso (also filed as us6000dvnq). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.