Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-09-29 19:27:35 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.518° N, 104.014° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
31

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. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.523 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 734 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.436 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 734 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 733 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 733 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.116 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 733 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.216 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 733 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.820 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.510 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 732 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 731 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 731 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 731 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 731 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.820 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.522 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 735 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 735 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 736 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 736 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.463 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.933 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.635 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.664 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 738 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024telk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.