Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km N of Midland, Texas on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 9:09 AM CST (15:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-09 15:09:06 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.103° N, 102.096° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 68
  3. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  4. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 32
  5. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 30
  45. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 21
  3. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021etos. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.