Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-26 16:10:13 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.066° N, 102.246° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 21
  4. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 68
  8. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 9
  9. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 32
  10. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dzoe (also filed as us7000ddyh). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.