Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 32 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 03:43:11 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.072° N, 103.679° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 27 hr ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 20 hr ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 20 hr ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 19 hr ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 18 hr ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 hr ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1 hr ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 44 min ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 31 hr ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 31 hr ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.248 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 35 hr ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 36 hr ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.929 km E of Malaga, New Mexico · 37 hr ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.939 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 38 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 hr ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.539 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 45 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 46 hr ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.955 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.540 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026spbibd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.