Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-06-30 00:26:36 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.718° N, 100.672° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1915 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.113 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1899 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1925 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1934 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mqxl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.