Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 5:21 AM CDT (10:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-22 10:21:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.939° N, 102.330° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000khl6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.