Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-26 09:51:05 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.649° N, 104.268° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.5western Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.7western Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.9western Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.266 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 4.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 26

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qrts. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.