Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 06:39:28 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.986° N, 102.336° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.7western Texas · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 30
  38. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.5western Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 16
  51. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2016 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 32
  5. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  6. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 68
  7. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 21
  11. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021fxzl (also filed as us6000dwl4). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.