Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Sat, May 22, 2021, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 21:41:11 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.436° N, 101.669° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1944 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 28
  9. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.911 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.821 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1940 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.510 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.311 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.711 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.710 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1914 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.127 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 203
  4. 2.028 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.511 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.511 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.611 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jzgw. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.