Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

Jal 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-10-17 09:55:48 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.946° N, 103.376° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 350 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.517 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.627 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 348 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 348 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.754 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 347 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 347 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 347 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 347 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.520 km SW of Monument, New Mexico · 346 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 346 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 346 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 346 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 346 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 346 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.652 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 345 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 344 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 344 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 343 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 343 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 343 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.152 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 342 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 341 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 340 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 340 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 340 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 340 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.518 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 351 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 352 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.927 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 355 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.92 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.754 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 356 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.75 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 356 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ulgpuo. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.