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M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Barstow, Texas on Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 54 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
2026-04-25 00:39:01 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.315° N, 103.355° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
60°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.919 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.619 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.053 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.852 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.79 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.64 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.532 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 156 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 161 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.98 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ibibzf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.