Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 9:40 PM CDT (02:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 02:40:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 104.114° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
19

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. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.865 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.5western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.9western Texas · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.343 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.6western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.3western Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.9western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ssfc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.