Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, May 12, 2021, 10:16 AM CDT (15:16 UTC), 7 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 15:16:10 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.594° N, 104.002° 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, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
11

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. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.3western Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, NM · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.329 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.2western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.3western Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.8western Texas · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jgnd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.