Texas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC), 6 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-01 02:14:48 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.118° N, 102.156° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 16
  11. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  24. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 203
  27. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 28
  37. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 30
  4. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ilkv. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.