Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC), 7 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 01:53:44 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.615° N, 104.109° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.6western Texas · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rson. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.