Texas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Tue, Oct 6, 2020, 12:13 AM CDT (05:13 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-06 05:13:07 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.103° N, 102.125° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, TX · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  2. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 12
  4. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 61
  5. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 153
  6. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  7. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 136
  8. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2206 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 us6000c5zg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.