Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-25 23:37:57 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.779° N, 100.664° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021uylf (also filed as us6000fxi0). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.