Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Mar 1, 2024, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-01 08:43:35 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.640° N, 104.196° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
18

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. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.934 km WNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 947 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.227 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  33. 3.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.337 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.339 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 946 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 945 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 945 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 948 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 949 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 950 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 950 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 950 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024eghl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.