Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km N of Snyder, Texas on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 8:56 PM CST (02:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-18 02:56:05 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.845° N, 100.940° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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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
81°
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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 403
  2. 3.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.217 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.114 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.013 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.218 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yrnj (also filed as us6000gdbj). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.