Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km N of Midland, Texas on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 12:39 AM CDT (05:39 UTC), 10 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-14 05:39:56 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.104° N, 102.097° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 12
  34. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.3western Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 47
  40. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 34
  44. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.25 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.638 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.539 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.729 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 28
  15. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021lobs. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.