Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Dec 20, 2021, 2:35 AM CST (08:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-12-20 08:35:26 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.650° N, 104.220° 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
65°
Stations used
24

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 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 25
  25. 3.5western Texas · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.2western Texas · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 12
  18. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yvpp (also filed as us6000gdsf). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.