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M1.6 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 09:03:47 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.654° N, 104.239° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

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 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.952 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.158 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.456 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1686 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.429 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.751 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1684 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1684 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.95 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1683 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.563 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1681 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1681 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1681 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.357 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1687 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1689 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.957 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.453 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dkkc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.