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M2.2 earthquake 14 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km N of Snyder, Texas on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 9:26 AM CDT (14:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-03 14:26:06 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.843° N, 100.945° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 18
  13. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.113 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pccf. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.