Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, May 27, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-27 22:32:20 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.607° N, 104.104° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
15

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. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.621 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1945 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.640 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.764 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, NM · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kimb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.