Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km N of Midland, Texas on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 22:06:19 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.106° N, 102.095° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 34
  3. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
  9. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 593
  34. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
  39. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  52. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 31
  56. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  60. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 47
  3. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.3western Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 12
  9. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021pemx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.