Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jul 5, 2024, 12:06 PM CDT (17:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-05 17:06:05 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.619° N, 104.118° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
18

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. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 817 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 817 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 816 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 816 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 816 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 816 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 816 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 816 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 815 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 815 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 815 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 815 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 815 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 815 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.76 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 815 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 814 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.433 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 814 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 813 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 813 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 813 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.82 km W of Pecos, Texas · 813 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 812 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 812 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.643 km W of Mentone, Texas · 812 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 812 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 812 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 812 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.511 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 810 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.859 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 810 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 810 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 809 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 809 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 809 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 809 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.044 km W of Mentone, Texas · 809 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 809 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 809 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.712 km N of Toyah, Texas · 808 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 808 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 807 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 807 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 807 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.058 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 807 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 806 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 817 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 818 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 819 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 819 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 819 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 819 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 819 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 820 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024nddk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.