Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 30 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 30 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:50 PM CST (02:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-27 02:50:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.278° N, 102.206° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  2. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 34
  4. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2072 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 139
  14. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.238 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.515 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.119 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.510 km SE of Midland, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.110 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.68 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.738 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.138 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.718 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.221 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.78 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2108 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  2. 3.317 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2115 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3b5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.