Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 03:09:15 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.117° N, 102.167° 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
61°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
  21. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
  25. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 80
  38. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 154
  39. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 40
  42. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1785 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 593
  2. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rnen. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.