Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 9:26 AM CDT (14:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-10-24 14:26:21 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.596° N, 104.005° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
20

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

After

  1. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.115 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.5western Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.022 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.432 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.8western Texas · 1789 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.348 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.260 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.248 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021uvxm (also filed as us6000fx7y). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.