Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 6, 2024, 7:49 AM CDT (12:49 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-05-06 12:49:53 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.651° N, 104.271° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
28

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. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.321 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.857 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ixeu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.