Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 4:09 AM CST (10:09 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 10:09:31 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 104.100° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 3.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 997 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 997 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.665 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 996 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 996 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.855 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024altd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.