Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Midland, TX

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Midland, TX on Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 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
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-07 12:25:11 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.104° N, 102.140° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
62

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 12
  3. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2150 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 61
  4. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 153
  5. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  8. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 136
  9. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c6el. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.