Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SE of Barstow, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Barstow, Texas on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 13:00:41 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.376° N, 103.308° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8western Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.2western Texas · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.633 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.6western Texas · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 3.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.5western Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rgqa. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.