Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 6:59 PM CST (00:59 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-02-28 00:59:59 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.096° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
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. 1.819 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.712 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.917 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 213 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.951 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.911 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.011 km N of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.612 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.711 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.529 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.835 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.551 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.031 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.624 km W of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.830 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.911 km N of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.441 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 217 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 217 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.019 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ecocph. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.