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M1.6 earthquake 34 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2024-10-31 22:27:03 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.562° N, 104.019° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
14

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. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 702 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 18
  12. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 701 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 700 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 700 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 699 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.78 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 697 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.263 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.534 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 696 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 696 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 696 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 702 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 703 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.248 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 705 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 705 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.528 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.524 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 705 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024vldk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.