Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 12:09 PM CDT (17:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-22 17:09:00 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.512° N, 104.000° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
9

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 201 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 · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.354 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.945 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.731 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.58 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.759 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.357 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.0western Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.724 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.655 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.555 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.551 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.6western Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.530 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021frme. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.