Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, May 20, 2024, 12:25 AM CDT (05:25 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2024-05-20 05:25:12 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.565° N, 104.030° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
22

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.717 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 866 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 866 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.852 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.463 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 865 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 865 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.134 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 864 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.511 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 863 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 863 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.363 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 862 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 861 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 861 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 866 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.152 km W of Mentone, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.151 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 867 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.017 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 867 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 867 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024jwff. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.