M 3.0 Earthquake 32 km SW of Garden City, Texas
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 32 km SW of Garden City. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.0 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.0 event ranks stronger than 1% of them (rank #1,690 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 3.0
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- 32 km SW of Garden City
- Archive rank
- #1,690 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 24, 2026
Sits above 1% of the 1,834 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 1,689 ran stronger.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A M 3.0 ml earthquake struck 32 km SW of Garden City, Texas, at 00:16 UTC on October 23, 2026 (Unix time 1790242599911). The event was recorded at a depth of 5.3955 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was centered at latitude 31.678, longitude -101.742, approximately 32 km southwest of Garden City, Texas. The shallow depth of 5.4 km places it in the shallow category (less than 20 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami field: 0) and no alert level was issued.
What You Should Know
This was a minor earthquake (M 2.5-3.9 range) that is often felt but rarely causes damage. Residents in the area should be aware of the possibility of smaller aftershocks.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2026svahau
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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