Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 2:24 AM CST (08:24 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-12-08 08:24:11 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.639° N, 104.241° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

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. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 664 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 663 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.17 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 663 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.47 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 663 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.338 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 662 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 662 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 662 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.57 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 662 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.938 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 662 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 662 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 661 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 661 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.563 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 661 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 660 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.47 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 660 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 660 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 660 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 660 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 660 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.135 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 659 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 659 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 658 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 658 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 658 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 658 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 658 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.146 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 657 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 657 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.59 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 656 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.741 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.97 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 656 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 655 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 655 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 664 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 664 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 664 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 664 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.57 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 664 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 664 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.235 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 664 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.849 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 665 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 666 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 666 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.711 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 666 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.813 km W of Whites City, New Mexico · 666 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.812 km W of Whites City, New Mexico · 666 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ybmt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.