Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 18 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 20:11:07 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.140° N, 102.565° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  5. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 593
  30. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  35. 1.6western Texas · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  50. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 31
  54. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 15
  58. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 34
  3. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 47
  7. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.3western Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.613 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021piad. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.