Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 12:19 AM CST (06:19 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-16 06:19:43 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.920° N, 102.329° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.016 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 21
  16. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 68
  20. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 9
  21. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 32
  22. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2000 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.913 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.7western Texas · 1998 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 139
  12. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2067 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021dgnr (also filed as us6000dhzs). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.