Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 35 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 9:18 AM CDT (14:18 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 14:18:19 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.033° N, 103.766° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
23

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.249 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.2western Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.117 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2016 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.5western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.0western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.235 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.1western Texas · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021flub (also filed as us7000dkwr). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.