Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km N of Midland, Texas on Sat, May 29, 2021, 10:25 PM CDT (03:25 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 03:25:49 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.105° N, 102.098° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 28
  2. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1905 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  40. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 203
  10. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021kmmt. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.