Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, May 6, 2026, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC), 9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-06 22:01:52 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.545° N, 104.147° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
32

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. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 150 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 149 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.550 km W of Mentone, Texas · 148 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.712 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.533 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.348 km W of Mentone, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.749 km W of Mentone, Texas · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Pyote, Texas · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.819 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.524 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.656 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.521 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 144 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.124 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 144 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.615 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.525 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.428 km NE of Mentone, Texas · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.621 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 143 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.531 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.150 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.925 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.025 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 142 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 141 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 141 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 141 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 141 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.032 km ENE of Malaga, New Mexico · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 150 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 151 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026ixdpco. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.