Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Stanton, Texas on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 00:04:45 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.293° N, 101.811° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.618 km NNE of Stanton, Texas · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 30
  36. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 16
  49. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 32
  7. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  8. 3.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 68
  9. 1.810 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ggpz. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.