Texas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km N of Snyder, Texas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km N of Snyder, Texas on Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 7:06 AM CST (13:06 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
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-07 13:06:41 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.909° N, 100.900° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
53

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.926 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.010 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.418 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2013 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.725 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dfcl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.