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M2.1 earthquake 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 12:27 AM CDT (05:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 05:27:24 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.600° N, 103.999° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
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. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.450 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.932 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.250 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.3western Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.720 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.119 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.133 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.056 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.033 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.751 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.964 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.036 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.651 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.832 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.934 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.931 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1871 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pvmz. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.