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M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-04-10 20:58:34 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.430° N, 103.866° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
14

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. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 905 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.521 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 905 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 905 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 905 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.539 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 904 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 904 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 903 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.137 km W of Mentone, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.727 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 902 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.954 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.654 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 902 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.14 km SE of Pecos, Texas · 901 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.756 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.362 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.057 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 901 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 901 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 3.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 900 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.014 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 905 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 906 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 906 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.513 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.849 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 907 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 908 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.117 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 909 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.613 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 909 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 909 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024hchx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.