Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, May 17, 2026, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC), 8 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-17 21:47:49 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.549° N, 104.138° 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
68°
Stations used
20

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

After

  1. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.632 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.532 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.651 km W of Mentone, Texas · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 137 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.732 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.548 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.549 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.36 km ESE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.934 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 138 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 140 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jricpy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.