Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 52 km SSW 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
2025-12-08 15:11:13 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.515° N, 103.996° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
34

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. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.416 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 296 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 296 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.912 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 296 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.032 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 296 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.551 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 295 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.851 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 295 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.349 km W of Mentone, Texas · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.154 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.611 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.962 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.848 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.826 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 297 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.529 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.457 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.749 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 298 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.510 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.511 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 298 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 298 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.540 km W of Mentone, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025ydcvik. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.