Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-07 14:02:47 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.716° N, 100.700° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1772 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.1western Texas · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tqve. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.