M3.8 earthquake 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 8:30 AM CDT (13:30 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rxcl (also filed as us7000fajh). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.