Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-03 04:28:18 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.679° N, 104.417° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8western Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.740 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.139 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.940 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.266 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.262 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.965 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 1906 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.333 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mwrx. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.