Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km N of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km N of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2021-04-18 17:57:16 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.391° N, 103.785° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
97°
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. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.9western Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.932 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.8western Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.131 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.964 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.7western Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.29 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.729 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.6western Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.033 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021howk. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.