Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake western Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in western Texas on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-17 21:07:28 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.409° N, 101.639° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.217 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 31
  9. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  12. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.210 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 80
  20. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 154
  21. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 40
  24. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.822 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1785 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.117 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.98 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  35. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 42
  39. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1773 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.716 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 18
  5. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.416 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.617 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 593
  13. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.612 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sgvc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.