Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Oct 3, 2024, 2:31 AM CDT (07:31 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-03 07:31:46 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.498° N, 103.992° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
24

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. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.820 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.840 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.95 km N of Barstow, Texas · 726 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.253 km W of Mentone, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.68 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 725 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.88 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 725 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 725 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.850 km W of Mentone, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.840 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 723 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.732 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.52 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 722 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 721 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 721 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 720 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.820 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.216 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.116 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 729 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 730 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024tkvv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.