Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-16 03:29:19 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.591° N, 104.225° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
25

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.633 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.033 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.6western Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.98 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.723 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.9western Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.932 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.247 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.8western Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.054 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.27 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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