Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km N of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 6:42 AM CST (12:42 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-02-28 12:42:21 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.279° N, 101.776° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 21
  2. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 68
  6. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  7. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 32
  8. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 2000 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.7western Texas · 1998 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.513 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.113 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.413 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ecyi (also filed as us7000decd). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC.