Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 10:01:36 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.063° N, 102.239° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
44
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

44 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yokk (also filed as us6000gcqm). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.