Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2021-04-11 22:20:02 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.780° N, 100.662° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.133 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.911 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.510 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.710 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.010 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hckn. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.