Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 6:31 AM CDT (11:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-22 11:31:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.940° N, 102.318° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
41
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

41 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  2. 2.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2253 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 25
  3. 2.410 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2231 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 43
  5. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 136
  7. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2266 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 64
  3. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2270 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  4. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2272 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000at0y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.