Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Odessa, Texas on Tue, Jul 6, 2021, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km N of Coyanosa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-06 19:48:46 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.931° N, 102.331° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1905 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.613 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 12
  19. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.3western Texas · 1885 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 47
  25. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 34
  29. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 15
  35. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1853 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1916 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1922 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.814 km SSW of Pyote, Texas · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.711 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.212 km N of Midland, Texas · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ndiu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.