Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 7:57 AM CDT (12:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-12 12:57:10 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.779° N, 100.715° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
24

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 18
  2. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rxbk (also filed as us7000faj5). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.