Texas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km E of Gardendale, Texas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Gardendale, Texas on Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 15 km W of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-27 09:18:14 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.038° N, 102.255° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 since this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km W of Stanton, Texas · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.618 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.930 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.533 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.56 km ESE of Big Spring, Texas · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.111 km WSW of Stanton, Texas · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.513 km W of Stanton, Texas · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Forsan, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.512 km W of Forsan, Texas · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.36 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.514 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.926 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.522 km W of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.625 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.626 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.515 km NNW of Sand Springs, Texas · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.123 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.723 km SW of Ackerly, Texas · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.217 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.018 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.825 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.725 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.424 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.824 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.525 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.615 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.025 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.418 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.620 km NW of Midland, Texas · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.618 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.724 km SW of Garden City, Texas · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.017 km SE of Forsan, Texas · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.511 km S of Forsan, Texas · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.51 km ESE of Pyote, Texas · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 34 hr ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.115 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 33 hr ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.534 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 28 hr ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.826 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Stanton, Texas · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.412 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 27 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.915 km W of Stanton, Texas · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.213 km N of Stanton, Texas · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 29 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.917 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.817 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.212 km W of Forsan, Texas · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.913 km W of Stanton, Texas · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.035 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.011 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.311 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.511 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2026qvping. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.