Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, May 29, 2021, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 00:23:12 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.966° N, 103.385° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
15

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1944 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.631 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.9western Texas · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.925 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1939 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.721 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.813 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.043 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.48 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.78 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.714 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.720 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.914 km ESE of Barstow, Texas · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.124 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.520 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.69 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.833 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.515 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1928 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.78 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1925 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, Texas · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1948 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.6western Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kmgs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.