Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Sat, May 29, 2021, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 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
2021-05-29 21:05:33 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.121° N, 102.194° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 28
  3. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1931 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1905 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  41. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 12
  50. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 203
  9. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.8western Texas · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kmaf. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.