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M2.2 earthquake 63 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 63 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on Fri, May 7, 2021, 9:33 AM CDT (14:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 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
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-05-07 14:33:04 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.602° N, 104.422° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
66°
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. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.758 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.451 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.2western Texas · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1976 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.632 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 216
  17. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.851 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.838 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.461 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.053 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.652 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.2western Texas · 1973 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.463 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.148 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.8western Texas · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.822 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.060 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.154 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.161 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.661 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.351 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.452 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.026 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.451 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ixie. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.