Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, May 21, 2021, 10:29 AM CDT (15:29 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
2021-05-21 15:29:05 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.560° N, 104.126° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

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. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 194
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.555 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.6western Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jwzc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.