M3.7 earthquake 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas

Magnitude

3.7 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 10:05 PM CDT

UTC

2021-09-07 03:05:37 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.119° N, 102.171° W

Region

Texas

Felt reports

593

Strongest shaking

V, moderate shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

V, moderate shaking

Peak ground acceleration

5.7% of gravity

Peak ground velocity

-0.1 cm/s

Map

Automatic

Faulting

Strike-slip

Moment magnitude

3.5 Mwr

Nodal plane 1

Strike 36°, dip 53°, rake -156°

Nodal plane 2

Strike 291°, dip 71°, rake -39°

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

26

• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast16 kmNNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast407 kmE

After

1. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Sep 6, 10:09 PM CDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.312 km N of Midland, TexasTue, Sep 7, 3:19 AM CDT · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Sep 7, 2:29 AM MDT · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Sep 7, 11:27 AM CDT · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Sep 8, 4:10 AM CDT · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
6. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New MexicoThu, Sep 9, 4:04 PM MDT · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New MexicoThu, Sep 9, 8:44 PM MDT · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Sep 10, 5:20 AM MDT · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasSat, Sep 11, 12:10 PM CDT · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Sep 14, 3:52 PM MDT · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasThu, Sep 16, 6:51 AM CDT · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
12. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasFri, Sep 17, 6:42 AM CDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
13. 2.1western TexasFri, Sep 17, 4:07 PM CDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.211 km N of Midland, TexasSun, Sep 19, 4:54 PM CDT · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, TexasSun, Sep 19, 7:07 PM CDT · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Sep 20, 11:46 AM MDT · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.512 km N of Midland, TexasMon, Sep 20, 5:14 PM CDT · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
18. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Sep 20, 5:31 PM MDT · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
19. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, TexasFri, Sep 24, 2:28 PM CDT · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
20. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Sep 24, 5:56 PM CDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Sep 25, 1:17 AM CDT · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
22. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Sep 26, 9:09 PM CDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Sep 28, 1:37 AM CDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Sep 28, 4:14 AM MDT · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.712 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:38 PM CDT · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
26. 2.512 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:42 PM CDT · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 4, 1:17 AM CDT · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
28. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Oct 7, 6:42 AM CDT · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
29. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Oct 8, 3:51 PM MDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, TexasTue, Oct 12, 7:19 PM CDT · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:25 AM MDT · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:35 AM MDT · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 3:02 PM MDT · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Oct 22, 5:40 PM MDT · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
35. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 24, 6:29 PM CDT · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Oct 24, 11:08 PM MDT · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
37. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 25, 8:39 PM CDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
38. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 4:54 PM CDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 80
39. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 5:03 PM CDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 154
40. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:14 AM CDT · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 10:49 AM CDT · 1795 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
42. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:04 PM CDT · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 40
43. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Oct 28, 6:27 AM CDT · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
44. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Oct 30, 4:55 AM CDT · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
46. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, TexasSun, Oct 31, 5:15 PM CDT · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.822 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 3, 8:09 AM CDT · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
49. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Nov 4, 4:53 PM CDT · 1787 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away

Before

1. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, TexasMon, Sep 6, 4:45 AM CDT · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, TexasSun, Sep 5, 8:57 PM CDT · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Sep 5, 5:59 AM MDT · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, TexasSat, Sep 4, 10:42 PM CDT · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Sep 4, 6:03 PM CDT · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Sep 3, 2:47 AM MDT · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, TexasFri, Sep 3, 1:22 AM CDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Sep 2, 1:10 AM CDT · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Sep 1, 11:52 AM MDT · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Sep 1, 2:54 AM MDT · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.126 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Sep 1, 3:03 AM CDT · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Sep 1, 1:19 AM MDT · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
13. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Aug 31, 4:17 AM MDT · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasMon, Aug 30, 6:59 AM CDT · 1853 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, TexasMon, Aug 30, 6:56 AM CDT · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Aug 28, 10:29 AM CDT · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Aug 25, 5:55 PM CDT · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Aug 25, 12:42 PM CDT · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.78 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Aug 25, 5:51 AM CDT · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Aug 25, 12:01 AM CDT · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rnek (also filed as us7000f8rn). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.