Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 40 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 05:23:02 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.867° N, 103.341° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.82 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.715 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.234 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.27 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.19 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.98 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.131 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.29 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.729 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.917 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.916 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.817 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.317 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.8western Texas · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.96 km W of Pecos, Texas · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.514 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.531 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.215 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.226 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.25 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021gtuy. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.