Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC), 4 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 21:20:29 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.900° N, 103.410° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.3western Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.431 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.3western Texas · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.921 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.027 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.434 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.115 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.022 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.432 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.822 km NW of Marathon, Texas · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.322 km ENE of Alpine, Texas · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021roon (also filed as us7000f924). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.