Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Pecos, Texas on Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 6:57 PM CST (00:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

Pecos forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-12 00:57:26 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.391° N, 103.501° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
31

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

After

  1. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.663 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.066 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.9western Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.530 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.052 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.657 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 4.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 26
  56. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.3western Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.549 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.021 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.68 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.536 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021exzc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.