Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-22 23:11:47 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.390° N, 101.637° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  29. 2.113 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 12
  39. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.3western Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 47
  47. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 34
  51. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 15
  57. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.310 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021meal (also filed as us7000efcc). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.