Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-21 19:37:32 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.768° N, 100.659° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1794 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1774 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021soad. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.