Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSE of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Pecos, Texas on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 2:29 AM CDT (07:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 07:29:57 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.380° N, 103.482° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
100°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.259 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.5western Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.9western Texas · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 4.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.016 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.343 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.152 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 4.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.7western Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.3western Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.6western Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.3western Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.552 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ssor. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.