Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 24, 2021, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-24 22:34:01 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.495° N, 104.004° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
22

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. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.6western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.856 km S of Whites City, NM · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.3western Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.555 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kczp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.