Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 5:03 PM CST (23:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-11-28 23:03:03 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.180° N, 103.317° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 135°, dip 55°, rake -90°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 315°, dip 35°, rake -90°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021xind (also filed as us7000fxu5). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.