Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km N of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of Barstow, Texas on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 5:23 PM CDT (22:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-05 22:23:38 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.507° N, 103.389° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
21

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. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.88 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 726 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 724 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.732 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.52 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 719 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.058 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 719 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 719 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 719 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.132 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 718 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.526 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 718 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 717 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.947 km W of Mentone, Texas · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 716 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 716 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.526 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 716 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 716 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 716 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.325 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 716 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.040 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 715 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 715 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.624 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 715 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 715 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 715 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 714 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.840 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.820 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024tpqg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.