Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 9:17 PM CST (03:17 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-26 03:17:37 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 104.089° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
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. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 980 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.033 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.433 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.630 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.933 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.041 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.057 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 979 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.641 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.830 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.149 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 978 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.56 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 977 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 980 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.148 km W of Mentone, Texas · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 981 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024btyc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.