Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 5:37 AM CDT (10:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-06 10:37:33 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.539° N, 104.151° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
36

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

After

  1. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.148 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.663 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.648 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 387 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.634 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.538 km W of Mentone, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 386 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 386 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.939 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 386 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.49 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 386 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.740 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 386 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.522 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 385 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.738 km W of Mentone, Texas · 385 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 385 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.619 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 384 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 384 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.210 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 384 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.013 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 384 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.757 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 383 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.451 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.562 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.621 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 382 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 382 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 381 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.512 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 391 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.510 km E of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025robfps. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.