Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 22:33:45 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.775° N, 100.662° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021uswo. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.