Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 1:10 AM CDT (06:10 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2021-09-02 06:10:11 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.118° N, 102.171° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 593
  9. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.1western Texas · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  26. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
  30. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
  34. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1799 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 80
  47. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 154
  48. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 40
  51. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  52. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1865 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  18. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021regy. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.