Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-22 14:14:40 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.641° N, 104.236° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
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. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.3western Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.6western Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.5western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.9western Texas · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021spla. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.