Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km N of Snyder, Texas on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 01:31:44 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.848° N, 100.930° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
138°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.133 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.911 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1941 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.510 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.710 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.418 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1993 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ifww. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.