M2.9 earthquake 15 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas

Magnitude

2.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT

UTC

2021-10-31 22:15:22 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.317° N, 101.626° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

25

• Big Spring, TexasPopulation 28,862. Forecast16 kmWNW
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast55 kmNE
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast406 kmW

After

1. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.822 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 3, 8:09 AM CDT · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Nov 4, 4:53 PM CDT · 1784 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasSat, Nov 6, 1:50 PM CDT · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.98 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Nov 10, 6:51 PM CST · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Nov 11, 5:08 AM CST · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
7. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 12, 7:47 AM CST · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Nov 15, 6:10 PM CST · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Nov 15, 8:17 PM CST · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
10. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 2:36 AM CST · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 42
11. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 16, 10:19 AM CST · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 9:25 PM CST · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
13. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Nov 17, 4:36 AM CST · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.123 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 17, 9:21 AM CST · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.419 km N of Snyder, TexasSun, Nov 21, 9:11 AM CST · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Nov 21, 10:54 PM CST · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
17. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Nov 22, 1:29 AM CST · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 23, 6:29 PM CST · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 11:23 AM CST · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
20. 2.416 km NW of Midland, TexasSun, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
21. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Nov 30, 5:48 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 1, 10:00 AM CST · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.025 km N of Snyder, TexasWed, Dec 1, 12:51 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Dec 1, 6:30 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
25. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 2, 3:51 AM CST · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.522 km W of Garden City, TexasFri, Dec 3, 10:22 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
27. 2.423 km W of Garden City, TexasTue, Dec 7, 1:26 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.223 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 9, 3:47 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Dec 10, 4:29 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
30. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 9:30 AM CST · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 32
31. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 4:21 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 100
32. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:33 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 152
33. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:37 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 11:38 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
35. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 16, 4:01 AM CST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 44
36. 2.021 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 16, 10:51 AM CST · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.514 km N of Snyder, TexasThu, Dec 16, 11:42 AM CST · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
38. 2.914 km N of Snyder, TexasFri, Dec 17, 8:56 PM CST · 1741 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 23, 7:02 AM CST · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
40. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Dec 27, 1:29 AM CST · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
41. 4.617 km N of Stanton, TexasMon, Dec 27, 7:55 PM CST · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 403
42. 2.417 km N of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 29, 2:34 PM CST · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.617 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Dec 30, 4:53 AM CST · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Oct 30, 4:55 AM CDT · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Oct 28, 6:27 AM CDT · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
4. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:04 PM CDT · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 40
5. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 10:49 AM CDT · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:14 AM CDT · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 5:03 PM CDT · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 154
8. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 4:54 PM CDT · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 80
9. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 25, 8:39 PM CDT · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 24, 6:29 PM CDT · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, TexasTue, Oct 12, 7:19 PM CDT · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, TexasThu, Oct 7, 9:02 AM CDT · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Oct 7, 6:42 AM CDT · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 4, 1:17 AM CDT · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.512 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:42 PM CDT · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.712 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:38 PM CDT · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 15

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vjhm (also filed as us7000fqby). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.