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M1.7 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 11:23 PM CST (05:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-03 05:23:58 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.606° N, 103.987° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.662 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.737 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.9western Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 972 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.79 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 971 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 971 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.121 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.79 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 970 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.562 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.740 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.034 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 970 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.966 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 973 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.45 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 974 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 974 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cish. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.