Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Midland, Texas on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 3:30 PM CST (21:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-15 21:30:31 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.927° N, 102.010° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 21
  19. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 68
  23. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 9
  24. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 32
  25. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 139
  9. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dfwf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.