Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Sun, May 16, 2021, 10:28 AM CDT (15:28 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 15:28:31 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.979° N, 102.328° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
27

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.8western Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 9
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 203
  10. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 28
  20. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1931 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1905 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  58. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 16
  8. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.5western Texas · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 30

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021jnvo. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.