Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km N of Stanton, Texas on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 3:51 AM CDT (08:51 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 08:51:19 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.284° N, 101.821° 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
59°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 593
  18. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  30. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 31
  33. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 15
  36. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 34
  9. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 47
  13. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.3western Texas · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  19. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qexg. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.