Texas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-18 16:21:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.107° N, 102.116° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.515 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.417 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.613 km NNW of Midland, TX · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.717 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.610 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 12
  10. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2150 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 61

Before

  1. 3.011 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 136
  2. 1.811 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.410 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2227 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 43

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bpvg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.