Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 4:05 PM CST (22:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-25 22:05:52 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.942° N, 102.334° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 48
  6. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  8. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1702 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.511 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1699 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 55
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  20. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1692 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1692 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 58
  38. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1687 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1684 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1680 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1677 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1674 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 37
  54. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1655 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  57. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.8western Texas · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  59. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.415 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1708 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.79 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  3. 2.237 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.620 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.229 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.034 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1715 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.221 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.624 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.633 km N of Midland, Texas · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.014 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.217 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.623 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022btnv (also filed as us7000gf46). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.