Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in western Texas on Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2021-07-29 19:52:02 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.935° N, 102.350° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 47
  4. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 34
  8. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 593
  39. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.6western Texas · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.1western Texas · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  59. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 12
  4. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.613 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.113 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1905 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021otjm. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.