Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Wed, Feb 1, 2023, 1:16 PM CST (19:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km SE of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2023-02-01 19:16:43 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.979° N, 102.324° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1340 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1339 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1338 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.3western Texas · 1337 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1335 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1331 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1330 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1330 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1329 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1329 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1328 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.717 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.2western Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1325 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.530 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.832 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.731 km NE of Crane, Texas · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.89 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.421 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.9western Texas · 1319 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.819 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.122 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.222 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.414 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.030 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1314 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.226 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1313 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1311 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1308 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1308 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1308 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1307 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1306 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1303 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1300 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.26 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1297 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1344 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1350 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1351 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1352 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1353 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1353 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.8western Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1361 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023cgcu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.