M1.7 earthquake 10 km SE of Gardendale, Texas
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 10:26 PM CDT (03:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- TX
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-22 03:26:14 UTC
- Depth
- 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.942° N, 102.314° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2347 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45
- 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 10
- 2.011 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.210 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 78
- 2.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.510 km NW of Goldsmith, Texas · 2304 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2020hwxd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.