Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 11:02 PM CST (05:02 UTC), 6 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-17 05:02:10 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.594° N, 104.115° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
20

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

After

  1. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.740 km W of Mentone, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.627 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.841 km W of Mentone, Texas · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.048 km W of Mentone, Texas · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.124 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 955 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.127 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.712 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 955 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.527 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.351 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.852 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 954 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.019 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 954 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.517 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.819 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 953 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 952 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 952 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 952 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.440 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 952 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.166 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.724 km SW of Mentone, Texas · 951 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 951 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 956 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.164 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 957 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 957 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 957 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 957 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 957 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 958 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 958 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.633 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 958 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 958 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 958 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.67 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 959 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 959 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 959 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 959 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024digp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.