Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km N of Midland, Texas on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 12:25 PM CDT (17:25 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-23 17:25:00 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.107° N, 102.091° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 593
  23. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
  28. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  41. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 31
  45. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  49. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 15
  4. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 34
  10. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 47
  14. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.3western Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qmwe. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.