Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Feb 6, 2024, 1:54 PM CST (19:54 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-02-06 19:54:39 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.519° N, 104.019° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
19

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.422 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.741 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 967 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.225 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 966 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.265 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.363 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.640 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 966 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 966 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.925 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 966 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 965 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 965 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.334 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 964 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.034 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.140 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.740 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.562 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.453 km W of Mentone, Texas · 969 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024cphn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.