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M2.4 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 8:55 AM CDT (13:55 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 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
2026-04-20 13:55:23 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.612° N, 104.279° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
21

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 166 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.450 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.851 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.250 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.353 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.98 km W of Lindsay, Texas · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 163 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.65 km SSE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.555 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.24 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.654 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.55 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.658 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 162 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.616 km SSE of Barstow, Texas · 162 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.98 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.526 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.050 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.548 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 167 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.448 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 167 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026htduwe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.