Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 12:55 AM CDT (05:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 05:55:26 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.652° N, 104.244° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
20

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. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.119 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.2western Texas · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 4.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.8western Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rhxl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.