Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 15:57:32 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.724° N, 100.668° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1910 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021noae. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.