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M1.7 earthquake 33 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-08-05 08:13:28 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.592° N, 103.936° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
20

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. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 789 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 789 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 788 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.820 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 787 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 787 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.829 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.029 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.137 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.537 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.729 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.528 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.129 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.629 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.329 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.229 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 783 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.161 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 791 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 791 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 791 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 791 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024phci. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.