Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 6:50 AM CDT (11:50 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 11:50:28 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.724° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.1western Texas · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1795 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rije. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.