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M1.6 earthquake 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC), 3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 00:39:54 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.120° N, 103.302° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.336 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.636 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.010 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.037 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.917 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.322 km ENE of Alpine, Texas · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.822 km NW of Marathon, Texas · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.8western Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.733 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.633 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.6western Texas · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.728 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.231 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qsxb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.