Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on Sat, May 21, 2022, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-21 08:29:52 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.984° N, 103.546° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1592 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.134 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 1592 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.637 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1591 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1590 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.451 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1589 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.231 km E of Balmorhea, Texas · 1588 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1588 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.8western Texas · 1587 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1587 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1587 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1586 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.536 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1586 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.238 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.036 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1584 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.513 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1584 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1583 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1582 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.237 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.3western Texas · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
  34. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.334 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1581 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1580 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.236 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 3.038 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.437 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 3.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1579 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.638 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.338 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1592 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.946 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.240 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.341 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.340 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.346 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.039 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.237 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.350 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.9western Texas · 1601 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.136 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1602 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.434 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022jwle. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.