Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km ESE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Midland, Texas on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2021-09-05 03:42:33 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.856° N, 101.813° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 593
  4. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  16. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 31
  19. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 15
  22. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 80
  29. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 154
  30. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 40
  33. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 15
  17. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rjop. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.