Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 22:09:05 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.597° N, 104.001° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
12

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. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sfbq. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.