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M1.7 earthquake 13 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-03-24 19:41:09 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.430° N, 103.843° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
13

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. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.248 km W of Mentone, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.933 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.013 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 921 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 921 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 920 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 920 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.813 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 919 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 919 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 919 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.449 km W of Mentone, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.966 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 918 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.764 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 917 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 916 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.18 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 922 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 922 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 922 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 923 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 923 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.08 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 923 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.631 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.931 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.131 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024fxds. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.