M3.3 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 9:52 AM CDT (14:52 UTC), 7 km (4 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rmgf (also filed as us7000f8kr). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.