Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 28 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 28 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 7:09 AM CDT (12:09 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 12:09:34 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.960° N, 103.450° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.135 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.035 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.915 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.9western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.3western Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  57. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 4.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.7western Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 3.3western Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.633 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sehw (also filed as us7000fbs2). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.