Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 12:58 PM CST (18:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km N of Stanton, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-25 18:58:53 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.095° N, 102.122° 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 IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.317 km NW of Midland, Texas · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2105 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.330 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
  6. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2097 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 34
  7. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  11. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 153
  2. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 61

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cjli. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.