Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 12:10 AM CST (06:10 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-09 06:10:45 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.646° N, 104.197° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
22

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. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.258 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.751 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 938 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.135 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 937 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 936 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.964 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.313 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 935 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.451 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 939 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 941 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024eusl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.