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M1.6 earthquake 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-08-15 19:03:35 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.598° N, 104.240° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
17

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. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 776 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.435 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.861 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 775 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.28 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.531 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.361 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.62 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 771 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.951 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 771 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 777 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 778 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 778 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.850 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 778 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.238 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 778 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 778 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024qaey. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.