Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 00:24:37 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.404° N, 101.651° 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, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.624 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 30
  36. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 16
  53. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.110 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.613 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021grpp. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.