Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km N of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of Midland, Texas on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 8:45 PM CST (02:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 02:45:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.098° N, 102.093° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
139
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

139 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 21
  27. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 68
  31. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  32. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 32
  33. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2066 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ddjn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.