Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-24 08:52:13 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.573° N, 104.028° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.9western Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.546 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.333 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.727 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.917 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.032 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.561 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.7western Texas · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 3.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.916 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.817 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.317 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.9New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.729 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1983 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.655 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.29 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hzdk (also filed as us6000e4b1). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.