M1.6 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 9:10 PM CST

UTC

2021-12-05 03:10:38 UTC

Depth

8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

31.608° N, 103.979° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

21

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast38 kmWSW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast93 kmSSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast155 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast235 kmE

After

1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 5, 11:32 AM CST · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 5, 11:34 AM CST · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 5, 5:56 PM CST · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 5, 7:26 PM CST · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 5, 8:05 PM CST · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 6, 7:01 AM CST · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.3western TexasMon, Dec 6, 2:32 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 6, 5:02 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
9. 3.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 6, 8:57 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
10. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 6, 9:00 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 2:07 AM CST · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 3:54 AM CST · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 7, 12:32 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Dec 7, 12:53 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 3:30 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 6:07 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.852 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 8:35 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
18. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 10:11 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Dec 7, 10:12 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
20. 3.031 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:49 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:54 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:55 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 8, 9:20 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 9:49 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
25. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 9:57 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
26. 3.151 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 8, 10:24 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
27. 2.217 km S of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 8, 11:12 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
28. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 8, 1:37 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
29. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 8:22 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
30. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 9, 4:36 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
31. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 9, 10:30 AM CST · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 9, 5:25 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 9, 9:56 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
34. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 10, 12:09 AM CST · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
35. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 10, 2:40 AM CST · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
36. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 10, 5:09 AM CST · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Dec 10, 11:15 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
38. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 10, 11:40 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
39. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 3:03 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 3:13 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
41. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 4:30 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
42. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 7:28 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
43. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 8:41 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
44. 4.052 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 4:27 PM CST · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 11, 9:18 PM CST · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 11, 9:30 PM CST · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 12, 5:03 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Dec 12, 6:56 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 12, 7:44 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Dec 12, 3:26 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 12, 6:47 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Dec 12, 9:06 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
53. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 1:53 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
54. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 7:11 AM CST · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
55. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Dec 13, 9:55 AM CST · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 12:43 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
57. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 2:47 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
58. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 9:22 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
59. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Dec 13, 10:41 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
60. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 16, 1:19 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 4, 7:18 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 4, 4:43 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 4, 1:28 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.0western TexasSat, Dec 4, 1:24 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.546 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Dec 4, 6:45 AM CST · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 4, 2:05 AM CST · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Dec 4, 12:57 AM CST · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.1western TexasFri, Dec 3, 11:34 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 3, 11:23 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
10. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Dec 3, 5:53 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Dec 2, 5:47 PM CST · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 11:23 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.017 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 1, 10:50 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.864 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 10:16 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 3:32 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 3.032 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 2:56 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
17. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 1:55 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Nov 30, 11:06 PM CST · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
19. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Nov 30, 3:20 PM CST · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Nov 30, 3:06 PM CST · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021xtuj. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.