Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Thu, May 21, 2026, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-05-21 19:34:47 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.540° N, 104.006° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
41

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

After

  1. 1.749 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.548 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.549 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.516 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.36 km ESE of Livingston Wheeler, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.131 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.515 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 3.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 130 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.531 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.230 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.841 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.923 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 129 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.151 km W of Mentone, Texas · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.530 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 133 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.631 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.831 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.851 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.554 km W of Mentone, Texas · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026jympev. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.