Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 31, 2021, 2:10 AM CDT (07:10 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
2021-05-31 07:10:38 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.557° N, 104.152° 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
56°
Stations used
18

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. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.764 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1944 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.631 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.640 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.621 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1945 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.3western Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kopt. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.