Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 8:32 AM CST (14:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-23 14:32:28 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.979° N, 102.330° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.330 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  3. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 34
  5. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 139
  15. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.317 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  3. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 153

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d28h. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.