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M2.0 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas on Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km NW of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-01-09 20:55:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.044° N, 102.297° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1364 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1362 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1361 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.8western Texas · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1354 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1353 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1352 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1350 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1344 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1340 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1340 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1339 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.3western Texas · 1337 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1335 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1331 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1329 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 10
  42. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.2western Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1320 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.9western Texas · 1320 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1365 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1367 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.721 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1371 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.613 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1379 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.2western Texas · 1384 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 35
  12. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1385 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1387 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 13
  17. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 15
  18. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.8western Texas · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 42

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023aqfl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.