Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km N of Snyder, Texas on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 12:51 PM CST (18:51 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 18:51:18 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.947° N, 100.925° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.013 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021xnri. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.