Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km ESE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Midland, Texas on Sun, May 23, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 35 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-23 07:23:13 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.859° N, 101.819° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 28
  8. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 203
  4. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  7. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 16
  20. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kaab. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.