M2.5 earthquake 59 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 59 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 61 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 25 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Confirmed · ±0.048 · 58 stations

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026tbppja (also filed as us6000ty16). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.