Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-13 08:25:45 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.938° N, 102.324° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 61
  2. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 153
  3. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, TX · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2183 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  5. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  10. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 136

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7z0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.