Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

Mentone forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-04-17 22:22:06 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.581° N, 104.024° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
16

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. 1.63 km SSW of Pecos, Texas · 896 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 896 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.833 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 896 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 896 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.821 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 895 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 894 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 894 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 894 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.613 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 894 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 894 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 893 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 893 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 893 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 893 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.937 km W of Mentone, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.736 km W of Mentone, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.520 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.756 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.320 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 897 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 897 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 898 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.264 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 898 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024hpfc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.