Texas earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 66 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas on Wed, May 1, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT (10:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-01 10:00:52 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.589° N, 104.546° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
11

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 · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.760 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.930 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.530 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 881 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 880 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.448 km W of Mentone, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 880 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 880 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.563 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.162 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.837 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 878 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.142 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 882 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 883 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 883 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 884 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 884 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 885 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024invs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.