Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in western Texas on Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 35 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-06 22:52:20 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.668° N, 104.493° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.150 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1779 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.242 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.259 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.3western Texas · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.350 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.559 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.159 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.361 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.453 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vuhs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.