Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 12:09 AM CDT (05:09 UTC), 7 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 05:09:34 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.568° N, 104.170° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
12

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.047 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.8Texas-Chihuahua border region · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.720 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.914 km ESE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.520 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.452 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.69 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.856 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.833 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.628 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.459 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021lkjs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.