M2.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT

UTC

2021-10-30 16:00:31 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.040° N, 102.283° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

21

• Gardendale, TexasPopulation 1,574. Forecast9 kmENE
• Midland, TexasPopulation 132,524. Forecast20 kmWNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast396 kmE

After

1. 2.915 km WNW of Big Spring, TexasSun, Oct 31, 5:15 PM CDT · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.822 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 3, 8:09 AM CDT · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Nov 4, 4:53 PM CDT · 1787 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasSat, Nov 6, 1:50 PM CDT · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.98 km SE of Midland, TexasWed, Nov 10, 6:51 PM CST · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Nov 11, 5:08 AM CST · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
8. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 12, 7:47 AM CST · 1779 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Nov 15, 6:10 PM CST · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasMon, Nov 15, 8:17 PM CST · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
11. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 2:36 AM CST · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 42
12. 2.319 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 16, 10:19 AM CST · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 9:25 PM CST · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 10
14. 2.518 km SE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Nov 17, 4:36 AM CST · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.123 km W of Garden City, TexasWed, Nov 17, 9:21 AM CST · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Nov 21, 10:54 PM CST · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
17. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Nov 22, 1:29 AM CST · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.016 km SE of Ackerly, TexasTue, Nov 23, 6:29 PM CST · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 11:23 AM CST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.416 km NW of Midland, TexasSun, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 1763 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
21. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Nov 30, 5:48 PM CST · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.020 km NW of Stanton, TexasWed, Dec 1, 10:00 AM CST · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Dec 1, 6:30 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
24. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 2, 3:51 AM CST · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
25. 2.522 km W of Garden City, TexasFri, Dec 3, 10:22 PM CST · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.423 km W of Garden City, TexasTue, Dec 7, 1:26 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.223 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 9, 3:47 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Dec 10, 4:29 AM CST · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
29. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 9:30 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 32
30. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 4:21 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 100
31. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:33 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 152
32. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:37 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 11:38 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
34. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 16, 4:01 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 44
35. 2.021 km W of Garden City, TexasThu, Dec 16, 10:51 AM CST · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Dec 19, 11:45 AM MST · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.613 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Dec 20, 8:42 PM MST · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.512 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Dec 21, 12:06 AM MST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 23, 7:02 AM CST · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
40. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Dec 27, 1:29 AM CST · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
41. 4.617 km N of Stanton, TexasMon, Dec 27, 7:55 PM CST · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 403

Before

1. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasSat, Oct 30, 4:55 AM CDT · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Oct 28, 6:27 AM CDT · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
3. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:04 PM CDT · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 40
4. 2.118 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 10:49 AM CDT · 1795 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.916 km SSE of Ackerly, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:14 AM CDT · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
6. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 5:03 PM CDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 154
7. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 4:54 PM CDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 80
8. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 25, 8:39 PM CDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Oct 24, 11:08 PM MDT · 1798 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 24, 6:29 PM CDT · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Oct 22, 5:40 PM MDT · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 3:02 PM MDT · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:35 AM MDT · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:25 AM MDT · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, TexasTue, Oct 12, 7:19 PM CDT · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Oct 8, 3:51 PM MDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Oct 7, 6:42 AM CDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 4, 1:17 AM CDT · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.512 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:42 PM CDT · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.712 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:38 PM CDT · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 15

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021vgzp (also filed as us7000fq4a). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.