Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Midland, Texas on Mon, Jul 13, 2020, 11:09 AM CDT (16:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-13 16:09:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.112° N, 102.175° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2267 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 15
  2. 3.010 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 64
  3. 2.210 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.710 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 41
  5. 2.911 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 43
  6. 2.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 25
  7. 2.410 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2228 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 43

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000amsk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.