Texas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 29 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-18 02:39:06 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 102.338° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
45°
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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.538 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.039 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1283 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.017 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.521 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1278 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.329 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.65 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1274 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.737 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1273 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1268 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.813 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1267 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.828 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1267 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1266 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1265 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.136 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1265 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.715 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.614 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1264 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14
  21. 2.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.718 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.220 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.719 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1261 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.223 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1260 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.920 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.8western Texas · 1259 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.519 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.524 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1259 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.130 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.024 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1254 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.614 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1254 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.537 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1250 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.24 km NE of Midland, Texas · 1250 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1249 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.625 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1249 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.916 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.619 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.831 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.7western Texas · 1242 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1241 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1239 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.616 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1237 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1237 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.16 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.522 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1228 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.817 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.25 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1285 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.540 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1285 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.77 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.731 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1286 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.512 km WSW of Forsan, Texas · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.129 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1288 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.439 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1289 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.835 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.517 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1294 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.632 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.736 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1295 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.518 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1295 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.05 km SW of Midland, Texas · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.737 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023fjbm (also filed as us7000jl0c). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.