Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km E of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Gardendale, Texas on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 7:19 PM CST (01:19 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-21 01:19:31 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.024° N, 102.276° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.817 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1676 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 37
  10. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1665 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.111 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1658 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.518 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.8western Texas · 1653 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1651 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 17
  19. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1644 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1641 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1639 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1639 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1633 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1623 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.610 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.924 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 58
  8. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.324 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1690 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.916 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022dphh. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.