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M2.5 earthquake 59 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 59 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 19:32:09 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.627° N, 104.303° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
40

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 25
  13. 3.5western Texas · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.259 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gfa6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.