Texas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 6:42 AM CDT (11:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km S of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-07 11:42:00 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.119° N, 102.173° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 80
  11. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 154
  12. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 40
  15. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 42
  29. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.123 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1767 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 15
  4. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 31
  8. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.1western Texas · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tqqo. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.