Texas earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC), 7 km (5 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
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-18 22:27:01 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.597° N, 104.001° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
5.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 106°, dip 57°, rake -123°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 335°, dip 45°, rake -51°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sitf (also filed as us7000fcie). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.