Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC), 6 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-11-21 03:13:39 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.659° N, 104.453° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
20

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.013 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 680 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.253 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 679 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 679 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.848 km W of Mentone, Texas · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.635 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.346 km W of Mentone, Texas · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.660 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.622 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 675 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.735 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 675 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.859 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 680 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 680 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.863 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.462 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 681 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.59 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 682 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 682 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024wwaz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.