M3.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 9:54 AM CST (15:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-29 15:54:32 UTC
- Depth
- 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.766° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.013 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.818 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
- 2.118 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.318 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.617 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.620 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1674 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021zmpp (also filed as us6000gg5a). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.