Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 9:30 PM CST (03:30 UTC), 8 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-12 03:30:28 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.647° N, 104.222° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
22

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 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.026 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.625 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.859 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.435 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 12
  16. 2.235 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.351 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.2western Texas · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.324 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.524 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.337 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 3.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.825 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.461 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.725 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.647 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 25
  57. 3.5western Texas · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.624 km W of Coyanosa, Texas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.650 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.052 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.953 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.551 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.160 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.251 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.217 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.151 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ygpn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.