Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in western Texas on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2021-08-02 23:51:03 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.678° N, 104.402° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
13

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. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.864 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.765 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.858 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.345 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.843 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.054 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.860 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.953 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.253 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.157 km S of Whites City, NM · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 3.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.758 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.859 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.657 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.540 km SSE of Dell City, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.331 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1882 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.863 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pazj. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.