Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km N of Stanton, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km N of Stanton, Texas on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 2:34 PM CST (20:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 20:34:19 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.286° N, 101.798° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.623 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.217 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1721 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.633 km N of Midland, Texas · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1720 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.624 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1720 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  9. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.221 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.034 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1710 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.229 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.620 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1706 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.237 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1703 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.79 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 20
  18. 2.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 15
  19. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 48
  24. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 14
  26. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  27. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.511 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1694 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 55
  30. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1692 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1690 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  38. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1689 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1686 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 58
  55. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1681 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1679 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 4.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 403
  2. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.021 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 44
  6. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 152
  9. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 100
  10. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 32
  11. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.423 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021zmyw. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.