M2.5 earthquake 31 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 31 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km E of Balmorhea, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-06 01:57:55 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.946° N, 103.207° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.96 km W of Pecos, Texas · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.040 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.74 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.82 km N of Lindsay, Texas · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.414 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1999 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.816 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1997 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.715 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1996 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.234 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1996 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.27 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.715 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.19 km S of Coyanosa, Texas · 1994 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.912 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.725 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.98 km N of Toyah, Texas · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.131 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.29 km NW of Barstow, Texas · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.912 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.729 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.917 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1984 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.916 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.817 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.317 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.826 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.927 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.625 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1976 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.813 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.414 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.224 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.74 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
- 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.8western Texas · 1957 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.337 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
The first 60 of 81.
Before
- 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2005 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.215 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.226 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.25 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2018 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.5western Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.530 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2018 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.117 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.2western Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021grsr (also filed as us6000dzbd). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.