Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 04:15:12 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.628° N, 104.125° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
16

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. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.157 km S of Whites City, NM · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.823 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.0western Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pgup. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.