Texas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas on Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 1:19 AM CDT (06:19 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.0 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-22 06:19:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.983° N, 102.304° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
102
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

102 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
58

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. 2.211 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2355 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 186
  4. 1.710 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.311 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2349 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 45
  6. 2.311 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 2339 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.011 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2398 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 28
  2. 1.58 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.311 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.511 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.011 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 204
  8. 2.310 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008dy6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.