Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 1:27 PM CDT (18:27 UTC), 6 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 18:27:12 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.619° N, 104.117° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
10

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. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.033 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.6western Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.98 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.9western Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.932 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.8western Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.7western Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.4western Texas · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hnbw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.