Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNE of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 8:55 AM CDT (13:55 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2021-04-11 13:55:08 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.292° N, 101.748° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.215 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNW of Snyder, Texas · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.728 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.917 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.614 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 30
  20. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.730 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.218 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.021 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.67 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.57 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.37 km NNE of Snyder, Texas · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.415 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.013 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.5western Texas · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.59 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 16
  36. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.315 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.07 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.56 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.029 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.839 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.8western Texas · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 3.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 203
  52. 1.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.628 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.05 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.49 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.914 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.7western Texas · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.514 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1999 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.113 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.212 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.412 km N of Midland, Texas · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.313 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.15 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.530 km W of Garden City, Texas · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021hbtw. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.