M3.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 29 stations
3.3	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 16 stations

133 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 64.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023ofue (also filed as us7000khkx). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.