Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NE of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 7:50 PM CST (01:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

Pecos forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-12-18 01:50:40 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.368° N, 103.729° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
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. 1.646 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.613 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 652 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 652 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 651 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 651 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.063 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.07 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.78 km NNE of Coyanosa, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.162 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.962 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.163 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.67 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.94 km S of Pecos, Texas · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.623 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.360 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 649 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.446 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.735 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.87 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 648 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.66 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 648 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 647 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.963 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 647 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.046 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 653 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.852 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of Toyah, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.241 km W of Mentone, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.741 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 654 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.59 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 655 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 655 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 655 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ythc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.