Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 7:43 PM CST (01:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 49 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 01:43:14 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.598° N, 103.993° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
57

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.514 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.461 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.560 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2062 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 3.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.736 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.615 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.322 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d5yj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.