Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42 km NW of Toyah, TX

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Toyah, TX on Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-03 20:44:39 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.621° N, 104.056° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
50°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.740 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.139 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.722 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.266 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.965 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1906 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.8western Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.627 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mxyd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.