Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 11:14 AM CDT (16:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 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
2021-07-28 16:14:10 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.609° N, 104.259° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
15

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. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.545 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Lindsay, Texas · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.557 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.664 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.063 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.564 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.925 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.857 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.945 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.153 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.331 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.836 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.151 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.252 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021orgu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.