Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC), 6 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-30 06:38:30 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.662° N, 104.193° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

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. 1.959 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.619 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 761 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.439 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.656 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 760 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.78 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 759 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.348 km ESE of Dell City, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 756 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 756 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.121 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 756 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.721 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.221 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 756 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.234 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.534 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.021 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.534 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 755 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 755 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 755 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 763 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.717 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024raqx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.