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M2.4 earthquake 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 9:34 PM CDT (02:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-30 02:34:19 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.104° N, 102.127° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2189 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, TX · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 12
  5. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 61
  6. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 153
  7. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2138 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2198 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  6. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 136
  7. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2212 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c2zr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.