Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 8:27 AM CDT (13:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-03 13:27:28 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.619° N, 104.119° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
27

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. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 787 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.733 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 785 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.820 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 783 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.615 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.016 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 789 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.528 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024pdvu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.