Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-27 04:05:01 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 104.186° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
37

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. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.3western Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.621 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1945 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.640 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.764 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, NM · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021khbn (also filed as us6000eez4). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.