Texas earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 9:27 AM CST (15:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 15:27:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.668° N, 104.402° W
Region
Texas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
4.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 266°, dip 67°, rake -110°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 130°, dip 30°, rake -50°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
41

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.854 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2057 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.7western Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.832 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.560 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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