Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 5:45 PM CST (23:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-01-30 23:45:19 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.573° N, 104.028° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
33

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. 1.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.835 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.114 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.538 km W of Mentone, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.921 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.521 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.740 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.933 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.630 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.719 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 27
  42. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.726 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.554 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.826 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.647 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.210 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.711 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.535 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.038 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.717 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.717 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026cdbhtu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.