Texas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 12:21 PM CST (18:21 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-01-28 18:21:44 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.944° N, 102.331° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
48
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

48 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1698 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.511 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1697 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 55
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1694 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1690 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1690 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 58
  33. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1676 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 37
  49. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1657 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  52. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.8western Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  54. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1651 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
  58. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1644 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 15
  6. 2.415 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.79 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  8. 2.237 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.620 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.229 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.034 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.221 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1719 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.516 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 9
  17. 1.624 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.633 km N of Midland, Texas · 1724 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022bysy (also filed as us7000gfz9). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.