Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-17 02:11:18 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.520° N, 104.013° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
12

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. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.036 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 930 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 930 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 930 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 929 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 928 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 927 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.460 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 926 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 925 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.531 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.230 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.131 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.931 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.631 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 924 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.955 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.062 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 931 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.134 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 932 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 932 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.834 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fjap. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.