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M1.8 earthquake 21 km SSE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Barstow, Texas on Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 12:27 AM CST (06:27 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-12 06:27:09 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.273° N, 103.335° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
21

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 598 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.721 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 598 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.948 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.831 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.837 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.835 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 597 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 596 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 5.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1,974
  18. 3.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 72
  19. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 161
  22. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 32
  24. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 15
  25. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 593 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.019 km S of Barstow, Texas · 592 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NNW of Balmorhea, Texas · 598 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 598 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 598 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.135 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.443 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 601 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 601 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.238 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 601 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.620 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 602 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.051 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 602 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.810 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 602 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 603 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025czfx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.