Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25 km N of Snyder, Texas on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 10:52 PM CST (04:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 26 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 04:52:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.946° N, 100.915° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.926 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.010 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ddka. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.