Texas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-27 09:14:09 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.394° N, 101.633° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 40
  3. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1785 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 42
  18. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.419 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  24. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.025 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.423 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  37. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 32
  38. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 100
  39. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 152
  40. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 44
  43. 2.021 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.514 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.914 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 154
  2. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 80
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 15
  11. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vazr (also filed as us7000fp59). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.