Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 9:47 AM CDT (14:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-09 14:47:54 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.943° N, 103.376° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.835 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.235 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.6western Texas · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rrso (also filed as us7000f9p4). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.