Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 17 km SE of Ackerly, Texas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Ackerly, Texas on Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km N of Snyder, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-11 12:16:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.402° N, 101.596° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 12
  2. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2150 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 61
  3. 3.521 km N of Snyder, Texas · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 60
  4. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 153
  5. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, TX · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2185 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  9. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 136
  10. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7j4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.