Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-22 14:02:06 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.728° N, 100.671° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.1western Texas · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qktz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.