Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km N of Snyder, Texas on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-18 17:20:58 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.835° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
19

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.618 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 18
  10. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.417 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.112 km W of Rotan, Texas · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.411 km WSW of Rotan, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qdso. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.