Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
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Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 22:54:47 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.666° N, 104.486° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.653 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.2western Texas · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.960 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.930 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.946 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.265 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.847 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.958 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.952 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.5western Texas · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.029 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.95 km NNW of Lindsay, Texas · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.0western Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.249 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.949 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.030 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.430 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.950 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.235 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.662 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.1western Texas · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.435 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fmlc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.