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M1.8 earthquake 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2026-08-15 17:20:51 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.630° N, 104.118° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
44

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

After

  1. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.054 km W of Mentone, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.919 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.653 km W of Mentone, Texas · 47 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.639 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.638 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.727 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 46 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.041 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.57 km WNW of Lindsay, Texas · 46 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.249 km W of Mentone, Texas · 46 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.111 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.613 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.640 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.526 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 45 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.511 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.311 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 44 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.011 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 42 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.011 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.627 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.822 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 49 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.518 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 49 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qaepta. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.