Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km W of Garden City, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km W of Garden City, Texas on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 8:09 AM CDT (13:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 13:09:52 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.870° N, 101.715° 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, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 42
  9. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1769 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1769 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1768 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1766 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.423 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1761 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1755 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 32
  27. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 100
  28. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 152
  29. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1754 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 44
  32. 2.021 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 403
  36. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.623 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  6. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 40
  7. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1804 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1804 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 154
  10. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 80
  11. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1806 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vobz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.