Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km N of Snyder, Texas on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 12:49 AM CST (06:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-15 06:49:54 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.943° N, 100.922° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1995 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.518 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.926 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.725 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dete. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.