Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 5:13 AM CDT (10:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

Big Spring forecastMore in Texas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-24 10:13:59 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.387° N, 101.639° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.814 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1913 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.411 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.512 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.121 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.721 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.811 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.621 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.113 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
  37. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.3western Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.214 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 47
  45. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 34
  49. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 15
  55. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.713 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.011 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.211 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.59 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.921 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.018 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.822 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.815 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

Earthquakes todayTexas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mgru (also filed as us6000epau). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.