Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 5:52 PM CST (23:52 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-18 23:52:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.636° N, 104.382° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
38

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 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.832 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.348 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.432 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.333 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.6western Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.447 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.6western Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.6western Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.89 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8western Texas · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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