Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 04:59:36 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.649° N, 104.193° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
21

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. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.250 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.027 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.641 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 3.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.434 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.459 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.064 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.150 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.921 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.156 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.457 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tvpt. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.