Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC), 7 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
2025-03-15 23:21:07 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.575° N, 104.025° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
32

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. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.655 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.055 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.812 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 563 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.89 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.617 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.230 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 559 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.631 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 559 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.528 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.234 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.033 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 566 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 566 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.861 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 567 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 567 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 568 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 568 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ffdy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.