Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 40 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 01:39:14 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.556° N, 104.119° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 45 hr ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.640 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 43 hr ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 41 hr ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.932 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 34 hr ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.56 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 33 hr ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 32 hr ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 32 hr ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 28 hr ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.632 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 22 hr ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.228 km SE of Balmorhea, Texas · 18 hr ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 16 hr ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 15 hr ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.157 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 hr ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 14 hr ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 hr ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 13 hr ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.533 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 6 hr ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.929 km E of Malaga, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.539 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.521 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.651 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.627 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.940 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.955 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.520 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026soxgyn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.