M2.2 earthquake 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:07 PM CST (23:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-16 23:07:33 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.775° N, 100.657° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.013 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ypki. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.