Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 9:17 AM CDT (14:17 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-27 14:17:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.611° N, 104.118° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
17

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.2western Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.5western Texas · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.922 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.022 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.532 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.8western Texas · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.952 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.115 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.846 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.251 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vbjs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.