Small 3.5 quake hits near Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA
3.5 quake 15 Dec 4:21 pm (GMT -6)

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake near Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA, was reported only 18 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 6 miles beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, at 4:21 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.4 earthquake.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gardendale (pop. 1,600) located 9 miles from the epicenter, Midland (pop. 133,000) 10 miles away, Odessa (pop. 119,000) 17 miles away, West Odessa (pop. 22,700) 22 miles away, Andrews (pop. 13,800) 25 miles away, and Stanton (pop. 2,900) 27 miles away. In Big Spring (pop. 28,900, 46 miles away), and Lamesa (pop. 9,400, 50 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 15, 2021 4:21 pm (GMT -6) local time (15 Dec 2021 22:21 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 9.7 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 32.06°N / 102.24°W (Ector, Texas, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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