Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas on Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-25 20:53:57 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.046° N, 102.329° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.15 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1124 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.129 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.16 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1123 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.96 km NNE of Gardendale, Texas · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.510 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1118 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.231 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.88 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1116 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.99 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 1114 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.0western Texas · 1114 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.016 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1113 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.123 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 1113 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.9western Texas · 1112 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.833 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1112 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.27 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 64
  18. 2.435 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1111 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1109 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.97 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.615 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1103 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.137 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.9western Texas · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.235 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1101 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.831 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1099 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1098 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.5New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1096 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.5western Texas · 1095 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.331 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1094 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.322 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1087 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.617 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.4western Texas · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.732 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1079 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.21 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 1078 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1078 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1070 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.132 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1124 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.234 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1126 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.431 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1128 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.837 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1128 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.233 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1130 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.411 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1134 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1145 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.0western Texas · 1145 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.0western Texas · 1147 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1148 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.029 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1148 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.89 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.925 km S of Stanton, Texas · 1149 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.517 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.935 km SW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.918 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1150 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.410 km W of Forsan, Texas · 1151 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.637 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2023qqud. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.