Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Tue, Mar 4, 2025, 9:32 PM CST (03:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-03-05 03:32:51 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.645° N, 104.185° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.649 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.832 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 575 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.750 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 574 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 574 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 574 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 573 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 573 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.610 km E of Toyah, Texas · 573 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.662 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.912 km WSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 573 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.78 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.557 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 572 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.615 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 572 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 572 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 571 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 571 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.252 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 571 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 571 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.536 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 570 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 570 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.223 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 569 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.033 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 569 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 569 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 569 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 568 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.712 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 568 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 568 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.712 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 567 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 567 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 566 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.234 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.833 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Lindsay, Texas · 576 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 576 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.632 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.352 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 577 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.652 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 23
  19. 2.152 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 578 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025eljs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.