Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 6:07 AM CDT (11:07 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-04-27 11:07:21 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.315° N, 103.731° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
21

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 523 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.665 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 523 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 523 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 523 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 19
  16. 2.08 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 522 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 522 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.39 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.78 km N of Balmorhea, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.935 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.535 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 521 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.78 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.63 km S of Pecos, Texas · 520 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.261 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.848 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.049 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 519 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.88 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.610 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.656 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.441 km W of Mentone, Texas · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 67
  53. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 518 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.58 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 518 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.061 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 52
  58. 5.459 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1,696
  59. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 517 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 43

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.312 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ieuj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.