Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Gardendale, Texas on Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 12:04 PM CDT (17:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 34 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-10-16 17:04:37 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.971° N, 102.314° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 716 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.734 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.434 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.134 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.934 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Garden City, Texas · 714 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.928 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 712 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.834 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.529 km SE of Midland, Texas · 711 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.720 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 711 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Midland, Texas · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.135 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.516 km SE of Stanton, Texas · 708 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 707 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.61 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 705 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 705 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.415 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 704 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.835 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 703 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.99 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 702 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.911 km SSW of Forsan, Texas · 702 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 701 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.514 km SSE of Stanton, Texas · 699 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.021 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 698 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.513 km NW of Garden City, Texas · 697 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.216 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.032 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 697 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.333 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 691 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.920 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 690 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 689 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.67 km WNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 688 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.836 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.716 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.534 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 686 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.07 km SE of Midland, Texas · 684 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 683 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.620 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 683 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.838 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 682 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.433 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 682 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.512 km S of Forsan, Texas · 682 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 678 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.55 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 678 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.65 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 678 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.535 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.625 km NE of Crane, Texas · 672 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.933 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 671 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.840 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 671 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.630 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 670 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.333 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 670 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.638 km SE of Odessa, Texas · 668 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.222 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 668 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.719 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 668 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.625 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 667 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.710 km ENE of Stanton, Texas · 667 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.116 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 666 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.536 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 665 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.235 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 664 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.436 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 716 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.635 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 717 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 718 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.016 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.115 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.226 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 720 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.527 km NE of Crane, Texas · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.82 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 721 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.611 km SSE of Forsan, Texas · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.533 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 722 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.833 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 722 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.037 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 723 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.615 km SSW of Big Spring, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.735 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 726 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.935 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 727 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.824 km W of Garden City, Texas · 727 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.021 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 727 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.715 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024ujif. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.