Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, May 16, 2021, 1:48 PM CDT (18:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 18:48:52 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.718° N, 100.681° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.133 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.911 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1941 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.510 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.710 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.113 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jocd (also filed as us7000e3l9). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.