Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jan 5, 2024, 4:11 PM CST (22:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-05 22:11:32 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.669° N, 104.191° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.855 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.352 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.766 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.161 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024aizz (also filed as us6000m242). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.