Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km S of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ackerly, Texas on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 00:19:26 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.466° N, 101.716° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 80
  4. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 154
  5. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 40
  8. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1785 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1779 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 42
  22. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  24. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.423 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 31
  9. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021uata. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.