Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km WNW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-03-23 10:44:58 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.616° N, 104.093° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
24

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. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.622 km WSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 192 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 192 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.315 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 192 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.724 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 192 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.654 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 191 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.556 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.718 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.617 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.149 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.721 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.128 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.558 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 194 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.122 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ftnfcl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.