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M1.6 earthquake 9 km S of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km S of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 3:07 AM CST (09:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 56 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
2024-11-12 09:07:12 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.232° N, 103.793° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
85°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 690 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 690 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.462 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 690 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 689 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 688 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.59 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 688 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 688 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 686 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 686 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 686 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 685 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 685 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 684 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.222 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 684 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 684 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 684 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 683 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 683 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 683 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 683 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.59 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 683 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.9western Texas · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 691 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 691 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 691 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.365 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 692 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 692 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.529 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 693 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 693 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 693 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 693 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 693 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wgbb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.