Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 47 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 47 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 7:57 AM CDT (12:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 40 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 12:57:42 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.625° N, 104.135° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
14

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. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.343 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.7western Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.3western Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.1western Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.264 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.9western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.5western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tccz. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.