Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NNE of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 01:59:37 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.388° N, 103.754° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
13

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. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.0western Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.6western Texas · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, TX · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.25 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.226 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.821 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.945 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fxqf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.