Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 01:27:23 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.440° N, 103.878° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
13

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. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.2western Texas · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.633 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 4.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.8western Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rhoq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.