Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-04-21 08:21:06 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.959° N, 102.318° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1617 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.13 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.96 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1609 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1601 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.217 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1601 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.621 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.818 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1600 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.19 km N of Odessa, Texas · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.7western Texas · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.110 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.131 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1597 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.321 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1587 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
  20. 2.320 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1582 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.317 km NW of Big Spring, Texas · 1579 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.118 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.810 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1577 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.918 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.617 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1575 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.319 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.816 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1570 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.513 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1566 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.515 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.210 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.220 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1562 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.718 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1624 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.34 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1634 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.417 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1640 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.126 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1641 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.733 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1642 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.922 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1645 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
  11. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1650 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022htpt (also filed as us6000hf7q). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.