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M2.4 earthquake 19 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19 km N of Snyder, Texas on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 9:11 AM CST (15:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 15:11:31 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.889° N, 100.903° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.718 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1794 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.318 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021wvdb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.