Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-09 08:44:52 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.938° N, 102.301° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
28
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 102
  2. 2.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 186
  5. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2349 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 45
  7. 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 1.58 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 204
  7. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.38 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 131

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008cd9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.