M2.1 earthquake 31 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

2.1 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 10:48 AM CDT

UTC

2021-04-20 15:48:06 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.922° N, 103.421° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

22

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast32 kmESE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast135 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast143 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast302 kmESE

After

1. 2.29 km NW of Barstow, TexasThu, Apr 22, 10:57 PM CDT · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, TexasThu, Apr 22, 11:06 PM CDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.729 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasFri, Apr 23, 12:34 PM CDT · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Apr 24, 3:52 AM CDT · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.917 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Apr 25, 6:02 PM CDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.916 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Apr 27, 8:50 PM CDT · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.817 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Apr 27, 9:02 PM CDT · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.317 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Apr 27, 9:17 PM CDT · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Apr 28, 10:18 PM CDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Apr 29, 11:44 PM CDT · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Apr 30, 4:11 AM CDT · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Apr 30, 5:11 AM CDT · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, TexasFri, Apr 30, 1:24 PM CDT · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Apr 30, 6:24 PM CDT · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Apr 30, 6:36 PM CDT · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Apr 30, 8:32 PM CDT · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.927 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 1, 11:36 PM CDT · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, May 2, 11:47 AM CDT · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 3, 8:23 AM CDT · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasTue, May 4, 9:13 AM CDT · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, May 5, 10:40 AM CDT · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasFri, May 7, 11:03 PM CDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
23. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 10, 6:41 PM CDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, May 11, 6:26 AM CDT · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 12, 3:22 AM CDT · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 12, 10:16 AM CDT · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, May 12, 10:49 AM CDT · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 12, 6:40 PM CDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, May 13, 2:34 PM CDT · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
30. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 14, 12:41 AM CDT · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
31. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 14, 5:35 AM CDT · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
32. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, May 14, 6:29 PM CDT · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
33. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 6:39 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 6:41 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 6:42 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 6:44 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 7:14 AM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
38. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 15, 2:02 PM CDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, TexasSun, May 16, 12:35 AM CDT · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasSun, May 16, 5:02 PM CDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, TexasTue, May 18, 8:29 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
42. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, May 19, 5:39 AM CDT · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 5:06 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 5:21 PM CDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
45. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 19, 6:14 PM CDT · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
46. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, TexasWed, May 19, 6:37 PM CDT · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
47. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, TexasFri, May 21, 9:49 AM CDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 21, 10:29 AM CDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, May 22, 1:28 PM CDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
50. 1.8western TexasSat, May 22, 8:07 PM CDT · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, TexasSun, May 23, 3:36 AM CDT · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
52. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, May 23, 11:15 AM CDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, May 23, 4:30 PM CDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 24, 12:23 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
55. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 8:50 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 9:01 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
57. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, May 24, 10:02 AM CDT · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
58. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, May 24, 3:08 PM CDT · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, May 24, 5:34 PM CDT · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
60. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, TexasMon, May 24, 10:23 PM CDT · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 1.98 km N of Toyah, TexasSun, Apr 18, 12:57 PM CDT · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Apr 18, 3:38 AM CDT · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Apr 16, 4:52 PM CDT · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Apr 15, 6:53 PM CDT · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
5. 3.19 km S of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Apr 15, 5:25 PM CDT · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, TexasThu, Apr 15, 9:00 AM CDT · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Apr 15, 4:47 AM CDT · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.27 km NW of Barstow, TexasWed, Apr 14, 7:25 AM CDT · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.234 km E of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Apr 13, 10:32 PM CDT · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.715 km NE of Balmorhea, TexasTue, Apr 13, 8:49 AM CDT · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.816 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Apr 12, 8:37 PM CDT · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Apr 12, 5:18 PM CDT · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, TexasSat, Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Apr 9, 12:54 PM CDT · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Apr 8, 9:37 PM CDT · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.82 km N of Lindsay, TexasThu, Apr 8, 3:04 AM CDT · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
17. 2.343 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Apr 7, 5:51 PM CDT · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.74 km NNW of Lindsay, TexasWed, Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDT · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Apr 7, 4:06 AM CDT · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.040 km ESE of Balmorhea, TexasWed, Apr 7, 12:23 AM CDT · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hsjc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.