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M1.8 earthquake 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas on Thu, Jan 4, 2024, 11:03 AM CST (17:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-01-04 17:03:22 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.578° N, 104.526° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
80°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1001 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.161 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.764 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.761 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.260 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.262 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.766 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.352 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.164 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.066 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1000 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.855 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.255 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.445 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1001 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1001 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.763 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1002 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.534 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1003 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1003 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024agug. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.