M2.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 4:28 AM CST (10:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 19 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-09 10:28:37 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.775° N, 100.666° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
Before
- 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1794 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vyvs. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.