Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 19:20:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.083° N, 103.712° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
103°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.0western Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.0western Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.331 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ormy. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.