Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 9:06 PM CST (03:06 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 03:06:15 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.196° N, 103.330° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 12
  3. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.217 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.640 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.239 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.031 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.431 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.354 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.027 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.530 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1718 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.628 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1716 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.017 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1715 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.825 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.727 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.226 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.430 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 3.127 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.226 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1712 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.241 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.217 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.132 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.631 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.031 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.3western Texas · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.546 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yikf (also filed as us6000gbs8). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.