Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Mar 17, 2025, 11:46 AM CDT (16:46 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-03-17 16:46:07 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.490° N, 103.972° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
16

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. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.812 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 562 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.89 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.617 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.230 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 559 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.631 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 559 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.618 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 558 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 557 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.733 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 563 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.055 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.525 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 564 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.655 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.649 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 564 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.528 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.634 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.249 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.734 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.234 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 565 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fihx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.