Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 5:51 AM CST (11:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Range Hill, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2022-11-07 11:51:58 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.999° N, 102.355° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1421 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1421 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.521 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.921 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.820 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.821 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.822 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.918 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.021 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1418 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.116 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1416 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.916 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1409 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.2western Texas · 1408 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.3western Texas · 1408 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1407 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.817 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1407 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.1western Texas · 1396 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2,405
  25. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 42
  26. 1.8western Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 15
  29. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1384 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 13
  30. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1384 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1383 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1383 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1382 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 3.2western Texas · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 35
  35. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1378 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.613 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1376 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  38. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1369 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1366 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.4western Texas · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.937 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1426 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.919 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.98 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.0western Texas · 1429 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.318 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1429 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1433 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.55 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.45 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1435 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.016 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1441 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.027 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1441 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1442 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.922 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1443 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.935 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1444 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.519 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1448 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.919 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1449 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022vvhl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.