Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 12:44 AM CST (06:44 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-02-18 06:44:54 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.640° N, 104.171° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
18

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. 2.347 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 95
  9. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.450 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 588 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 588 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.615 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 587 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.362 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.561 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.620 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 587 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 586 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.122 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 586 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 585 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.232 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.564 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.364 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 583 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 583 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.747 km W of Mentone, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 582 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.853 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.547 km W of Mentone, Texas · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.019 km S of Barstow, Texas · 589 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.661 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.515 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 589 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 589 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 590 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 590 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.062 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 590 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 590 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.78 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 591 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025dkfp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.