Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-29 01:42:18 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.652° N, 104.171° 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
65°
Stations used
11

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. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.524 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.318 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.914 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.5western Texas · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.631 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1913 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.333 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.627 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.7western Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.8western Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.032 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.132 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.732 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.231 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.732 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.232 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.926 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1916 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mpel. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.