Texas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 11:19 PM CDT (04:19 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-09-21 04:19:42 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.068° N, 103.716° 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 I, not felt 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021smvw (also filed as us7000fd29). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.