Texas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-28 11:27:08 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.945° N, 102.327° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vczp (also filed as us7000fpdz). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.