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M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Barstow, Texas on Mon, Apr 1, 2024, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-04-02 04:11:48 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.326° N, 103.322° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
8

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 913 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 912 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 912 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.810 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 912 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 912 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 911 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 911 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 911 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 911 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.428 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.329 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 910 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 910 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 909 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.955 km W of Mentone, Texas · 908 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.449 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 908 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.613 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 908 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.117 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 908 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.88 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 907 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.513 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 905 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 905 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 905 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.014 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 904 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.714 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 904 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 904 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.521 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 904 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 903 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 903 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.727 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 901 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.14 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 900 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.756 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.057 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 899 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 897 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.63 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 897 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.833 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.920 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 913 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 914 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024gmkp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.