Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km N of Midland, Texas on Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-19 21:54:22 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.103° N, 102.102° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 31
  9. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  13. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 80
  26. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 154
  27. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 40
  30. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  31. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  40. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 42
  44. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 10
  46. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
  10. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 593
  15. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sknr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.