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M2.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Barstow, Texas on Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC), 9 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-30 18:40:16 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.502° N, 103.422° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
26

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. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.930 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.918 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 878 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.321 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 876 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 883 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.824 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.119 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 885 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024imri (also filed as us6000mvaa). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.