M2.7 earthquake 15 km NNW of Midland, Texas

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 9:25 PM CST

UTC

2021-11-17 03:25:56 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.116° N, 102.160° W

Region

Texas

Felt reports

10

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

26

• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast15 kmNNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast408 kmE

After

1. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Nov 17, 4:36 AM CST · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.123 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 17, 9:21 AM CST · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Nov 21, 10:54 PM CST · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
4. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Nov 22, 1:29 AM CST · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
5. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 23, 6:29 PM CST · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 11:23 AM CST · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.416 km NW of Midland, TexasSun, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Nov 30, 5:48 PM CST · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 1, 10:00 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Dec 1, 6:30 PM CST · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 2, 3:51 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.522 km W of Garden City, TexasFri, Dec 3, 10:22 PM CST · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.423 km W of Garden City, TexasTue, Dec 7, 1:26 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.223 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 9, 3:47 AM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Dec 10, 4:29 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
16. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 9:30 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 32
17. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 4:21 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 100
18. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:33 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 152
19. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:37 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 11:38 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
21. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 16, 4:01 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 44
22. 2.021 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 16, 10:51 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Dec 19, 11:45 AM MST · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.613 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Dec 20, 8:42 PM MST · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.512 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Dec 21, 12:06 AM MST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 23, 7:02 AM CST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
27. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Dec 27, 1:29 AM CST · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
28. 4.617 km N of Stanton, TexasMon, Dec 27, 7:55 PM CST · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 403
29. 2.417 km N of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 29, 2:34 PM CST · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
30. 2.617 km N of Stanton, TexasThu, Dec 30, 4:53 AM CST · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
31. 2.623 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 30, 11:29 PM CST · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
32. 3.217 km N of Stanton, TexasSun, Jan 2, 3:08 PM CST · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
33. 2.014 km NNE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Jan 3, 9:18 AM MST · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 6, 4:41 PM CST · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.633 km N of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 6, 11:38 PM CST · 1725 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
36. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Jan 7, 4:07 PM CST · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
37. 1.624 km W of Garden City, TexasFri, Jan 7, 10:43 PM CST · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Jan 8, 3:53 AM CST · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 9
39. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, TexasTue, Jan 11, 7:35 PM CST · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
40. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Jan 11, 8:32 PM CST · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
41. 2.221 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Jan 12, 10:27 AM CST · 1719 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 16, 10:19 AM CST · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
2. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 2:36 AM CST · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 42
3. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Nov 15, 8:17 PM CST · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Nov 15, 6:10 PM CST · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 12, 7:47 AM CST · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Nov 11, 5:08 AM CST · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
7. 1.98 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Nov 10, 6:51 PM CST · 1782 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasSat, Nov 6, 1:50 PM CDT · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Nov 4, 4:53 PM CDT · 1788 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.822 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 3, 8:09 AM CDT · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, TexasSun, Oct 31, 5:15 PM CDT · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Oct 30, 4:55 AM CDT · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Oct 28, 6:27 AM CDT · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
16. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:04 PM CDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 40
17. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 10:49 AM CDT · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:14 AM CDT · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
19. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 5:03 PM CDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 154
20. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 4:54 PM CDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 80

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021wmxu (also filed as us7000fuqs). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.