Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, May 2, 2021, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 16:47:54 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.496° N, 103.974° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
18

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.2western Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 216
  39. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.838 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.926 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021iojd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.