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M2.8 earthquake 54 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico on Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-03 19:37:02 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.723° N, 104.592° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
45

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 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.759 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.849 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.7western Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.8western Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.832 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.560 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2077 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000de97. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.