Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 01:17:30 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.585° N, 104.251° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.05 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.464 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.951 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.762 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.828 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.8western Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.657 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 4.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 26
  40. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.830 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.3western Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.254 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.629 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.349 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.130 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.822 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.330 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.153 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.520 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.929 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.913 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.757 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.9western Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.553 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fdmg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.