Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SSE of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Pecos, Texas on Sun, May 16, 2021, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 05:35:09 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.381° N, 103.480° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
18

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. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.0western Texas · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 194
  60. 1.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.623 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.923 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.523 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.322 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.722 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.226 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jnbz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.