Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 2:41 AM CST (08:41 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-19 08:41:43 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.539° N, 104.150° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
29

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.263 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.364 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.061 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.713 km N of Van Horn, Texas · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.320 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1769 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.254 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1769 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.351 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.245 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.121 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.221 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1766 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.640 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.157 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.327 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.261 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 3.455 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.025 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.357 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.1western Texas · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 3.659 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.225 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1763 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.359 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.021 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.420 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.3western Texas · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.444 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.021 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.532 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.331 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021wqzf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.