Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Midland, Texas on Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 6:58 AM CDT (11:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-21 11:58:55 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.145° N, 102.214° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 738 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.633 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 738 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.520 km NW of Midland, Texas · 738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.622 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.522 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.725 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 737 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 737 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.830 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.223 km W of Garden City, Texas · 734 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.717 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.214 km S of Eunice, New Mexico · 734 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.814 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 733 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 732 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.736 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 731 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 731 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 729 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.621 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.234 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 727 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.715 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 726 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 725 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 724 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 724 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.615 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 723 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 719 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 719 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.611 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 719 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.62 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.82 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 718 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.527 km NE of Crane, Texas · 718 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 716 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 716 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.436 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 713 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.314 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.434 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 711 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.813 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.928 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.529 km SE of Midland, Texas · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.58 km E of Coahoma, Texas · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.65 km SE of Midland, Texas · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.719 km NW of Midland, Texas · 739 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 739 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.128 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 739 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.920 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 740 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.033 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 742 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 742 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 742 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 742 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 21
  20. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024spgo. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.