Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on Wed, May 19, 2021, 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-19 10:39:05 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.071° N, 103.333° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
17

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 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.8western Texas · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.636 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.936 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.6western Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.630 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.532 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.820 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.537 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.213 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.512 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.111 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.226 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.034 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1946 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.724 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.69 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.6western Texas · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.733 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1943 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.810 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.631 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.024 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.824 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.9western Texas · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.0western Texas · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jsyn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.