Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Gardendale, Texas on Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 00:07:35 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.964° N, 102.368° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 31
  7. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15
  11. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 80
  24. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 154
  25. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 40
  28. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 42
  42. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  44. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.6western Texas · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 593
  19. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sksb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.