Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km W of Garden City, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km W of Garden City, Texas on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 21:28:20 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.845° N, 101.800° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2003 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.7western Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1985 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 30
  38. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.5western Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 16
  51. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2021 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 32
  4. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 9
  5. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 68
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 21
  10. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fpzf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.