Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 11:32 AM CDT (16:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
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Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 16:32:37 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.663° N, 104.416° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
17

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021seqn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.