Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-04-27 19:38:53 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.541° N, 104.127° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
27

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. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.160 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.761 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.532 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 155 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.651 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 151 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.721 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 151 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.049 km W of Mentone, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 158 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.852 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.552 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026iglevv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.