Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-10 15:15:44 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.123° N, 102.181° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1890 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.3western Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 47
  19. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 34
  23. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  29. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 593
  54. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1906 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1923 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021nkhu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.