Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas on Sun, May 30, 2021, 4:16 AM CDT (09:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 09:16:29 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.219° N, 104.747° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
106°
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.640 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.754 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.764 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.049 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.849 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.811 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.3western Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.055 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1948 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.657 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kmyi (also filed as us6000efyy). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.