Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 9:04 AM CDT (14:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-13 14:04:37 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.945° N, 103.368° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.720 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.119 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.231 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.626 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.322 km ENE of Alpine, Texas · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.822 km NW of Marathon, Texas · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1851 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.633 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.934 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.931 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1872 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.81 km NNE of Lindsay, Texas · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, TX · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.916 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.823 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.119 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.221 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.925 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.621 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.120 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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