Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 10:58 PM CDT (03:58 UTC), 8 km (5 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 03:58:16 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 102.338° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
32
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

32 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 30
  42. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 16
  55. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  2. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 68
  3. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 21
  7. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ffnc (also filed as us7000djnj). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.