Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 6:47 PM CST (00:47 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 00:47:16 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.105° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
23

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 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 12
  11. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.217 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 25
  53. 3.5western Texas · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yifq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.