Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2024 North of Tarzan, Texas Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-07-27 21:52:48 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.972° N, 102.315° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.520 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.010 km S of Forsan, Texas · 792 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.937 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 792 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.418 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 792 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.634 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 791 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.711 km S of Forsan, Texas · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.537 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 790 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.634 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 783 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.631 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.628 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.529 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 782 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.727 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.728 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.637 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 782 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.127 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 781 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.735 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 781 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.736 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 780 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.729 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 778 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 777 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.828 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 777 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.930 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 774 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.530 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.527 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 774 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.523 km W of Garden City, Texas · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.417 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 773 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.334 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 773 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.936 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 772 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.328 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 769 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 769 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.726 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 768 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.912 km W of Forsan, Texas · 768 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.712 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 768 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.024 km W of Garden City, Texas · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.013 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.531 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.335 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.817 km NW of Midland, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  50. 2.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 759 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.529 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.028 km NE of Crane, Texas · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.15 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.821 km SSW of Ackerly, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.918 km NNW of Big Spring, Texas · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.714 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.528 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.510 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.211 km S of Forsan, Texas · 796 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.62 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNW of Forsan, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.619 km N of Stanton, Texas · 798 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.024 km S of Stanton, Texas · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.034 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 799 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.58 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 800 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.234 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 801 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.59 km E of Midland, Texas · 803 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 803 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.016 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 803 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.123 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 805 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.914 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.621 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.121 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.921 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.720 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.521 km WNW of Stanton, Texas · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.620 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 807 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024orsc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.