Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, May 1, 2021, 6:47 PM CDT (23:47 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-01 23:47:26 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.401° N, 101.579° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 16
  13. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  33. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 203
  37. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 28
  48. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.133 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.911 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1941 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.510 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 30
  6. 2.810 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021inbl. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.