Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 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
2021-07-28 20:20:27 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.614° N, 104.119° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
19

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. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.120 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.621 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.925 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.221 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.0western Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.331 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021orox. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.