Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Stanton, Texas on Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 4:57 AM CDT (09:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-11 09:57:51 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.293° N, 101.793° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.3western Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 47
  18. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 34
  22. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 15
  28. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.313 km N of Snyder, Texas · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1863 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 593
  48. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.830 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.917 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.316 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.218 km N of Stanton, TX · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1926 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021nlsu. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.