Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 18 km NNW of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 19:05:58 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.719° N, 100.691° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1993 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fyyb. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.