Texas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Midland, Texas on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 6:51 PM CST (00:51 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.3 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-12-17 00:51:43 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.108° N, 102.202° W
Region
Texas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.330 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.318 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  4. 3.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.018 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 34
  6. 2.418 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.119 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.617 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.417 km N of Stanton, Texas · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.57 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.413 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.411 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.511 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.611 km N of Midland, Texas · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 139
  16. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.612 km N of Midland, Texas · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2135 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.312 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 2136 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 153

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000crpw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.