Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-16 09:42:31 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.676° N, 104.190° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
16

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. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 987 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.633 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 986 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 985 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.111 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 985 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 985 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 985 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 984 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 983 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.746 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.511 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 989 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024bcdt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.