Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 34 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 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
2025-03-21 17:55:24 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.561° N, 104.017° 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
66°
Stations used
14

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. 1.631 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 562 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.618 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 561 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 561 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.59 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.431 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 560 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 559 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.032 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.132 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 558 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.633 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.230 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 562 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.035 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.650 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 562 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.617 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.950 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 563 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025fpsg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.