Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM CST (07:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 52 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-16 07:43:36 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.557° N, 104.169° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 593 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 592 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.019 km S of Barstow, Texas · 592 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 592 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 592 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 95
  28. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 590 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.122 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.452 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.753 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 594 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 594 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 594 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025dgql. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.