Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 64 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-09 07:52:16 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.610° N, 104.098° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
25

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.027 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.434 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.459 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.064 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.921 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.3western Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ttzy. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.