M2.7 earthquake 6 km NNE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Midland, Texas on Fri, Mar 27, 2026, 11:16 AM CDT (16:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km S of Westbrook, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.1 · 31 stations
2.8	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.078 · 44 stations

28 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 98.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026gbhagg (also filed as us7000s85j). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.