Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Tue, May 18, 2021, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-18 23:49:39 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.617° N, 104.112° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
18

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. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.33 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.731 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.729 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.918 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.751 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.666 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.821 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.949 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 3.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.027 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 194
  36. 1.8western Texas · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.521 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.636 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.960 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.624 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.957 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.755 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.961 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.136 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.936 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.153 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.866 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.752 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jsdc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.