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M2.0 earthquake 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 3:26 PM CST (21:26 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-12-12 21:26:08 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.191° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.217 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.027 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1728 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.530 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.628 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1723 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.825 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.727 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.430 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.127 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1719 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.226 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1719 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.217 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.031 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.3western Texas · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.1western Texas · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.017 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yhyy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.