M2.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 12:54 PM CST

UTC

2021-12-16 18:54:38 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

30.904° N, 103.592° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

14

• Balmorhea, TexasPopulation 523. Forecast17 kmESE
• West Odessa, TexasPopulation 22,707. Forecast147 kmSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast156 kmSW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast287 kmESE

After

1. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 18, 3:46 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 18, 6:20 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 18, 6:29 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Dec 18, 11:56 PM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Dec 20, 3:29 AM CST · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 22, 8:34 AM CST · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Dec 25, 4:22 AM CST · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Dec 29, 6:59 AM CST · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Dec 31, 7:52 AM CST · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 2, 4:39 PM CST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 2, 5:53 PM CST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 2, 9:11 PM CST · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
13. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 3, 6:24 AM CST · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 4, 6:05 PM CST · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 4, 6:35 PM CST · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 5, 9:53 AM CST · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Jan 5, 6:21 PM CST · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 8, 5:17 PM CST · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Jan 9, 1:41 AM CST · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 9, 9:30 PM CST · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.027 km SE of Lindsay, TexasTue, Jan 11, 2:47 AM CST · 1719 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.530 km ENE of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Jan 13, 6:06 AM CST · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 14, 2:33 AM CST · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.628 km SE of Lindsay, TexasFri, Jan 14, 4:41 AM CST · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 15, 7:35 AM CST · 1715 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Jan 15, 10:39 AM CST · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Jan 16, 9:27 AM CST · 1714 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
28. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Jan 16, 11:40 AM CST · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.825 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Jan 17, 8:00 AM CST · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.727 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Jan 17, 2:29 PM CST · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, TexasMon, Jan 17, 3:33 PM CST · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasMon, Jan 17, 4:22 PM CST · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
33. 2.430 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Jan 18, 12:16 AM CST · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
34. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 18, 4:35 AM CST · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jan 18, 6:31 AM CST · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
36. 3.127 km SE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Jan 19, 9:41 PM CST · 1710 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.226 km W of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 19, 10:14 PM CST · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
38. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 19, 10:32 PM CST · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
39. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 20, 4:35 AM CST · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jan 21, 5:49 PM CST · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
41. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jan 27, 1:02 AM CST · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
42. 2.537 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 28, 4:23 AM CST · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.137 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Jan 28, 4:55 AM CST · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.9western TexasFri, Jan 28, 5:37 AM CST · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.921 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasSat, Jan 29, 2:00 PM CST · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.340 km W of Mentone, TexasMon, Jan 31, 5:52 AM CST · 1699 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
47. 3.324 km SSW of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Feb 3, 9:55 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
48. 1.510 km SSW of Lindsay, TexasMon, Feb 7, 3:39 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.822 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Feb 8, 1:30 PM CST · 1691 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
50. 1.623 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Feb 8, 3:00 PM CST · 1691 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
51. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, TexasWed, Feb 9, 2:23 AM CST · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
52. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Feb 9, 5:01 AM CST · 1690 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
53. 2.934 km E of Balmorhea, TexasThu, Feb 10, 9:03 AM CST · 1689 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Feb 10, 12:41 PM CST · 1689 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Feb 11, 6:10 AM CST · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.845 km NW of Toyah, TexasMon, Feb 14, 11:53 AM CST · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 16, 6:40 AM CST · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
2. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Dec 16, 6:25 AM CST · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
3. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Dec 12, 9:06 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, TexasSun, Dec 12, 6:47 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Dec 12, 3:26 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 8:22 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.217 km S of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 8, 11:12 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 9:57 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, TexasWed, Dec 8, 9:49 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:55 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:54 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 3.031 km SW of Coyanosa, TexasTue, Dec 7, 10:49 PM CST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSat, Dec 4, 9:10 PM CST · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
14. 3.1western TexasFri, Dec 3, 11:34 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.017 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasWed, Dec 1, 10:50 PM CST · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
16. 3.225 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasSun, Nov 28, 5:03 PM CST · 1763 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Nov 28, 1:13 PM CST · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, TexasSun, Nov 28, 8:12 AM CST · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, TexasSat, Nov 27, 5:52 AM CST · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.025 km WSW of Coyanosa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 8:04 PM CST · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ypca. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.