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M1.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-08-21 18:50:07 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.495° N, 103.981° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.231 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qjhz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.